tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post5111769177837572571..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Past things were to her as things existent - types of Hardy poemsAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-71439598570878205672015-05-24T17:40:17.045-05:002015-05-24T17:40:17.045-05:00Maybe someday I will write about my college experi...Maybe someday I will write about my college experiences with the Norton anthologies. They were <i>highly positive</i>. A particular professor used them ingeniously. It was years later when I realized what he had done.<br /><br />The "ruined" poem is pretty funny, Every stanza is good. Probably, in 1866 when it was written, unpublishable.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-6542805676901449072015-05-24T14:53:31.078-05:002015-05-24T14:53:31.078-05:00I wouldn't have realized that stanza was about...I wouldn't have realized that stanza was about sex if you hadn't said so, but it makes sense now.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-53126557112398145822015-05-24T13:22:09.336-05:002015-05-24T13:22:09.336-05:00You touch upon the blessing and curse of literatur...You touch upon the blessing and curse of literature instruction in colleges/universities: the damnable and embraceable anthologies. Negatives: Editors make odd choices, students do not have opportunities to appreciate more completely authors, and teachers become lazy by limiting the reading assignments. Positives: Editors give broad samplings of authors and periods, students are forced to try varieties within the economically offered buffet, and teachers can cover more material in single semesters. You, of course, have the luxury of turning to more expansive readings of single authors, and you get to recognize the anthologist's short-comings. Well done! When I taught, I tried to avoid anthologies whenever possible but realized I was fighting a losing battle (e.g., departments rather than teachers made text selection decisions, and I and students were stuck with those decisions). R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.com