tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post5086270952587674185..comments2023-09-29T04:22:04.132-07:00Comments on Quills: Random end-of-semester bulletsFretful Porpentinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-41336464182842322012010-12-14T16:21:23.954-08:002010-12-14T16:21:23.954-08:00Sycorax Pine -- I don't know if we're luck...Sycorax Pine -- I don't know if we're lucky, so much as rushed; I finish grading early because grades are due early.<br /><br />All excellent points, thanks! (Of course, now I'm more confused than ever...)Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-81137503777656729502010-12-14T12:26:38.675-08:002010-12-14T12:26:38.675-08:00You lucky devil (and hard worker) to have submitte...You lucky devil (and hard worker) to have submitted your final grades already. I am still sifting through huge drifts of papers about - among other things - metatheatre and "Taming". And you get your evals back so quickly! We don't get ours until midway through the next term, just in time for it to disrupt our teacherly confidence entirely mid-stride!<br /><br /><br />As for the LLL vs. TOTS smackdown: hmm. Fewer of them will have read LLL,which is excellent, but the difficulty of the ending of TOTS is always debate-productive. Can I just say that I know someone (an ardent feminist) who read Kate's speech of submission at her wedding? <br /><br />But I would say go with LLL, because it intrigues you more, and they will have ample exposure to TOTS later, if they are interested.Sycorax Pinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734754573631273474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-5178026551874393022010-12-13T15:11:13.815-08:002010-12-13T15:11:13.815-08:00Susan -- I might! Although that would leave less ...Susan -- I might! Although that would leave less time for the BBC version, which actually <i>is</i> good, and features John Cleese wearing the Silliest Hat Ever.Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-73661101168823362402010-12-13T14:33:38.281-08:002010-12-13T14:33:38.281-08:00Well, with Shrew you can show the massively awful ...Well, with Shrew you can show the massively awful Burton/Taylor film. Which is so bad it's good, if you know what I mean...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-1332751657545686992010-12-13T12:37:23.544-08:002010-12-13T12:37:23.544-08:00Fie -- The Roman-ness is deliberate; I feel like I...Fie -- The Roman-ness is deliberate; I feel like I've been doing a lot of English-ness the last few times I've taught this course, what with all the Henry plays and MWW, and I thought it would be nice to change things up and do a Roman sequence instead.<br /><br />And yeah, I think they probably will have a tougher time with LLL; it's one of those plays that works fine on stage, but it's a lot harder to <i>read</i> than some of the others...<br /><br />St. Eph -- Hmm, some interesting points to consider! Thanks!<br /><br />moria -- Nope, no <i>Hamlet</i> here; this is the Early Shakespeare course. (We will be doing some more canonical stuff -- R3, <i>Twelfth Night</i>, and <i>Much Ado</i> -- but not 'til a bit later in the semester.)Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-72454939617081278172010-12-13T10:44:29.286-08:002010-12-13T10:44:29.286-08:00I heart your syllabus. I was just refusing (to no ...I heart your syllabus. I was just refusing (to no one in particular) to teach <i>Hamlet</i>, and saying I'd just do a whole semester on <i>Errors</i> and <i>Titus</i>. And I damned well bloody meant it.moriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390704103460109691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-22694198319015940182010-12-13T10:11:00.274-08:002010-12-13T10:11:00.274-08:00I, too, prefer LLL, but Shrew alongside Titus woul...I, too, prefer <i>LLL</i>, but <i>Shrew</i> alongside <i>Titus</i> would give you a chance to talk about daughters and fathers and suchlike. I've only taught <i>Shrew</i> a couple of times, but I noticed that students come to it with some really clear assumptions (that it's a proto-feminist text, primarily) and watching them work through those assumptions when confronted with an unflinchingly violent and hegemonic text can be kind of amazing.St.Ephhttp://meatcheesebun.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-83301276415066473572010-12-13T09:48:19.230-08:002010-12-13T09:48:19.230-08:00Hmm... you've got a lot of Roman-ness going on...Hmm... you've got a lot of Roman-ness going on. Maybe do LLL for a change-up. Although, I think students might have a harder time with it than Shrew. Just my opinion. Then again, I'm not a huge fan of it myself. I can barely stand rhyming couplets, which is probably why I also have a harder time getting through Richard II than any of the other history plays. Rhyming couplets are also the reason that I can't stand the long 18th century's offerings in poetry. Gah.Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.com