Discovering the Use of “Discover” : A Voyage From Medieval to Early Modern Literature
For Roya Biggie, ENG 251, Knox College https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1664pfXcVC07fQXpFfTXMc It is an undeniable fact that language develops over time to fit society’s communicational needs and beliefs. Dissecting the evolution of words…
Wow, Character Development!
I found more Robert McAlmon content! I’m still not sure why I find this man quite so fascinating, but I do, and I’m making it everyone’s problem. Seriously, I’ve started…
Cover Design of Little Magazines
I spent the last lab day looking at the various ways that covers were designed for the little magazines, at least where there was still a cover to observe. I…
Fire!! (1926)
I was very excited to be able to look at the literary magazine Fire!! (1926) during our last lab day. I was a part of Professor Tracy’s Harlem Renaissance class…
Analysis of Marriane Moore’s “Silence”
“Silence” as it appeared in the October 1924 edition of The Dial The first impression I got reading Marianne Moore’s “Silence” was that the poem was about childhood – the…
Lab #3: Transition and Gertrude Stein
I found Gertrude Stein in our 3rd lab! Okay, to be specific, I found a reprint of Gertrude Stein’s “Tender Buttons” after it had been out of print for many…
Lab 3 – War Bulletin – The Village Magazine (1920s?)
The Village Magazine includes works from many different years, including the War Bulletins. I wasn’t able to find out exactly when the magazine was printed but there was a short…
Lab 3 – The Double Dealer
On our third lab day, I looked through The Double Dealer. What drew me to this magazine was the art on the front cover. It is a sort of ‘Art…
Nature, politics, and poetry in The Dial
I have hardly talked about poetry yet in these blog posts. Is that not why I am here? Josephine Bell, from what I can divine from Google, was a pseudonym…
A Package of Insight: The Transatlantic Review and Poetry in 1924-1925
It perhaps comes as no surprise that most of my research on our third day in Seymour Library was simply focused on picking up something random and looking at whatever…
Different Influences-Lab 3
During this lab I was looking at The Little Review & The German little magazine, Omnibus. Something that has been standing out to me is the focus or lack thereof…
Charles Henri Ford
This poem really spoke to me. I love the sections; each one was its own little world and each was exciting in a different way. The opening stanza blew me…