Posted in engl445h on Jul 19th, 2007
After what had to have been one of the longest and most frustrating days of my life, I have gotten what little sleep time has allowed me and am now able to post. The Griselda story was, in my opinion, a strange choice for a final tale in the Decameron. Reading it, there are no [...]
Posted in engl445h on Jul 18th, 2007
Hey, you guys. I am on my way, but I won’t be in until 11:15 or so. Look up on the Decameron Web Petrarch’s letter to Boccaccio about the Decameron, with his translation of the Griselda story. Look at the changes Petrarch makes, his explanation of the changes, and decide whether or not the ‘improve’ [...]
Posted in engl445h on Jul 16th, 2007
I have been incredibly behind on this reading but today I am pretty sure I am up to snuff with the days four, six and seven. Hopefully that’s right. If not… well, dang.
To begin, the seventh day just screams out “The Canterbury Tales.” Each work was about how a woman tricked her husband in some [...]
Posted in engl445h on Jul 15th, 2007
Too bad Dante’s not around to hear Taking Back Sunday.
From the very beginning of Vita Nuova, I get that Dante has elevated Beatrice beyond just Beatrice, some girl he bumped into a couple of times during her life. Rather Beatrice becomes a heavenly entity through Dante’s work. In fact, early on I believe he actually [...]
The issue I seem to keep running up against in both Arabian Nights and the Decameron is the extent of control women have in their marriage choices. I really hadn’t thought that they would have much say in the matter of who they would or would not marry. In the Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman, not [...]
Posted in engl445h, modernity, sexual identity, storytelling on Jul 10th, 2007
I remember reading an article for the annotated bibliography in Dr. Kennedy’s 310 class about Boccaccio’s The Decameron, and I also remember thinking that I hoped I would never have to read it. When I saw it on the syllabus for this course, I won’t lie - I was a little intimidated. I [...]
mercy - In this work we are given a look at the well rounded knight who is not simply filled with an all-consuming lust for blood; although the interplay of shame and honor do directly lead to fighting between one or more knights. However the violence that occurs in this reading is set [...]
Posted in engl445h on Jul 9th, 2007
Just thought I would add this image of Eleanor that was painted by one of my favorite artists, Kinuko Y. Craft.
Eleanor was, from all accounts, one of the most successful woman in the history of world politics. She married twice and both times she managed to out maneuver, or at least try, [...]
First of all, since I missed class yesterday, if any or all of this was talked about, I’ll shut up and color (although i always had a hard time staying inside those damn lines). From what I’ve read on the blog, it seems like some of y’all are noticing the high level of violence [...]
Posted in engl445h on Jul 3rd, 2007
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