This post is part of an ongoing academic wonder concerning the work of John Milton, specifically Paradise Lost. The post is incomplete and contains many notes from Dr. Griffin's Fall '22 Georgia Southern University class. THE ARGUMENT Satan now in prospect of Eden, and nigh the place where he must now attempt the bold enterprize which he undertook alone against God and … [Read more...] about Paradise Lost, Book IV, John Milton
Eavan Boland
Work in progress: The work began in and much can be attributed to Dr. Joe Pellegrino's 19th and 20th Century British Literature Fall '22 class at Georgia Southern University. 1944 Eavan Aisling Boland born on September 24, in Dublin, Ireland. Her father is a distinguished Irish diplomat who served as Irish ambassador to Great Britain (1950-1956) and to the United States … [Read more...] about Eavan Boland
Seamus Heaney
Work in progress: The work began in and much can be attributed to Dr. Joe Pellegrino's 19th and 20th Century British Literature Fall '22 class at Georgia Southern University. 1939 SH born on April 19, the eldest of nine children, to Margaret and Patrick Heaney, at the family farm, Mossbawn, about 30 miles northwest of Belfast in County Derry. 1951 SH wins a … [Read more...] about Seamus Heaney
Paradise Lost, John Milton
Questions: This article was began on October 17, 2022 as work in Dr. Julia Griffin's class on Milton at Georgia Southern University. The background work that began in the same class can be found here. Early Modern English Period- KJV Bible notable work- Other notable Robert Herrick, Samuel Pepys (pronounced Peeps), James Boswell, Samuel Johnson- literature was starting … [Read more...] about Paradise Lost, John Milton
Gilgamesh
In September 2022, an odd series of events, unrelated by reference but closely situated in time, brought the ancient story of Gilgamesh into my field of vision for the very first time. How interesting, I thought, that as a lover of stories and an avid baby academic, I had never thought to ask the question, "what was the very first story?" I suppose the universe got tired of … [Read more...] about Gilgamesh