Fall 2021-ENGL2540

   Poems such as "Dulce Et Decorum" describe the challenges and hardships brought on by WWI. It had been a while since a war this large had broken out and it also brought fear to the people as well mental and physical damage to the soldiers that were fighting. Modernism also has an influence since it represents the start of a new era, but unfortunately, this new era which was the… more

Here we are describing and showcasing historical events that shows significance of trauma and the concept of morality on characters in "The Body Snatchers" by Stevenson. 

I want to focus on the poem we read by Christian Rossetti, Goblin Market, and the fear the two sisters encountered, and the roles each person played. Along with the actions that came behind the encountering of the goblins. 

In the pre-raphaelite era, there was a good portion of ridicule toward female sex workers, and it influened their artwork tremendously. Many writers, such as Robert Browining and Christina Rossetti, wrote about the dangers in being a prostitute and where it can lead women to land if they were to live that kind of life. 

This will be a gallery of images pertaining to the hardships of WWI and the way it influenced poetry and literary works

Exposing the truth about England in 1819, Phercy Selley, creates a treasonist sonnet attacking leaders such as George 111. The sonnet exposes England by using imagery and analogies to show how the military and leaders were corrupt. It describes how blind they were to issues in society such as deadly diseases spreading rapidly and unequal rights between men and women that needed to be adressed… more

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein using graphic imagery to expose romanticism during the 19th century and to help her readers understand the supernatural in science by using Frankenstein as a reinvented life created from her belief of galvanism.