Tag Archives: modernism

133rd Street

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Olivia James

In Langston Hughes’ Not a Movie, he paints a romantic vision of New York City by talking about an African American’s journey in escaping the south, crossing the Mason Dixon Line, and not stopping until he reached 133rd Street. The … Continue reading →

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Pound’s Pact

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Lani Huft

At first read, Ezra Pound’s, “The Pact,” is a spicy poem. It sounds like a student that has been studying Whitman way too much in his past and is trying to make amends with this irritating poet, Whitman. However, as … Continue reading →

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Whitman and Williams

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Edward Burroughs

Though the poetry of William Carlos Williams is a pretty drastic change stylistically from Whitman, I think there are a lot of similarities present in their works. They both seem very interested in the every-day workingman, possibly because he lives … Continue reading →

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From Whitman’s Celebration of Sex to its Degradation in The Waste Land

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Justine Rowe

Oh Eliot, he is a masterful man!  A few semesters back, I formulated one of my favorite research papers around Eliot’s “The Waste Land” and the idea that the transition and degeneration of women in the poem, from Marie to … Continue reading →

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Whitman and Modernism

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Dana Allen

Since I first picked up a Virginia Woolf novel, modernism has been my favorite literary genre. While I enjoyed reading growing up, if I had to even look at Great Expectations or Pilgrim’s Progress one more time I was sure … Continue reading →

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Cape Hatteras

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Olivia James

Hart Crane’s The Bridge immediately caught my eye because the name of the section we were assigned “Cape Hatteras.” Cape Hatteras has played a huge role in my life, as I’ve lived there every summer since I was born. I … Continue reading →

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