tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289569322011-04-21T20:40:13.303-05:00Literature, Terror, and Nasty Big Pointy TeethUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956932.post-74815299812365440392007-02-28T16:11:00.000-06:002007-02-28T16:20:59.387-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3841/751/1600/632815/NickFuryWallCrash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3841/751/1600/632815/NickFuryWallCrash.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />So I've found myself in a class on blogging, taught by my colleagues Mikey and Annette. In order to leave a comment on the class <a href="http://wchub.blogspot.com">blog</a>, noting that <a href="http://michaelberube.com">Michael Berube</a> should be included on the list of defunct academic bloggers, I had to sign into blogger for the first time in months. And you know, the post I left was not as lousy as I remembered. Perhaps I should revive this dormant blog and see what happens. While I mull, enjoy this Steranko'd awesomeness.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28956932-7481529981236544039?l=exitpursued.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956932.post-1148952867349605912006-05-29T20:13:00.000-05:002006-05-29T20:51:40.733-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4632/3074/1600/FestinaLente.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4632/3074/320/FestinaLente.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Festina Lente<br /><br /></span></span>Just a precursor post to get things going, set a tone. In time, this blog will contain my notes for the preliminary doctoral exam in Renaissance English Literature in glorious hypertext. Here's what I need to post on so far.<br /><br />Sir Philip Sidney: <span style="font-style: italic;">The Defence of Poesy, The Lady of May, Astrophil and Stella<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>John Webster: <span style="font-style: italic;">The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi<br /><br /></span>Cyril Tourneur: <span style="font-style: italic;">The Atheist's Tragedy, The Revenger's Tragedy<br /><br /></span>To the left, an emblem to inspire me: <span style="font-style: italic;">Festina Lente, </span>or "make haste slowly." A good slogan for the sustained, deliberate work ahead of me.<br /><br />When I did a Google Image Search for my favored Latin motto, I was actually looking for this:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mun.ca/alciato/images/l144.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.mun.ca/alciato/images/l144.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>The rather piscene-looking dolphin coiled around an anchor was more familiar to me, but I must admit that the turtle with the sail on its back has a certain craftsy charm, like an enterprising child could make his own with a terrapin nabbed at the creek and a little krazy glue.<br /><br />OK, back to the Tourneur. Wish me luck.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28956932-114895286734960591?l=exitpursued.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1