British Literature

I just finished a three hour lecture on Marlow's The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus and The Apology for Poetry. Yeah summer school!

Some interesting things that I Have discovered this summer:

1. I love literature (again).

2. I love my students in this summer class. During classtime I see light bulbs going off all over the place. Little Christmas light bulbs and big long fluorescent ones! It is so refreshing to have students interested in all of intricate the details of the Fairy Queene

Hallelujah! Can it get any better?? :)

Comments

[Amy]

The wonderful parts about teaching lit other than the students:
1. Beauty
2. Ideas
3. Having to know modern parallels to make it more understandable/applicable
4. Having an "excuse" to research deeper to understand better for myself. I don't feel confident unless I can talk about a work as if it's my close friend (or personal enemy).
5. Having to know the culture/philosophies/personalities that went into the production of the object.
God is good!

[jen d]

I'm jealous. the only lightbulbs that seem to be going off around here lately are the 60 watt bulbs all over my shoebox, oops, I mean, my apartment ;o) they are dropping like flies. It's almost wierd, as if there is a lightbulb knome lurking in my oven, up to no good, and waiting until I leave for work in the morning to wreak havoc under my lampshades.

But I digress. Great blog! I'll link you to mine soon, I promise :o)

[mels]

hi katherine, i'm jen's friend mels. are you the one she refers to as kat?

where are you teaching brit lit? i'm an anglophile myself. :o)

[harvin]

i finally found you! =]

i don't know about the other students, but you i'm enjoying LEARNING about brit lit just as much as you're enjoying teaching it.

thank you for enriching yet another passion on my never ending list of literary loves.