Plymouth

"Plymouth is a sea-side English city located in Devon in Southwest England. In 1620, a group of pilgrims left Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, United States. In the seventeenth century, Plymouth was an important port town and once had a strong connection to early English piracy" (Cove vetted location). Plymouth was the location in Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility (1813) where Edward went to boarding school and met Lucy Steele. He was sent here as opposed to his brother who was sent to public school.

Plymouth

Plymouth is a sea-side English city located in Devon in Southwest England. In 1620, a group of pilgrims left Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, United States. In the seventeenth century, Plymouth was an important port town and once had a strong connection to early English piracy.

Blog #9 || Nov. 12

Submitted by Kyle Sarjeant on

In this post, I’d like to respond to a question Dr. Janzen posed about the Gothic tropes of of Housman’s The Were-Wolf. Namely, the tropes brought into question were the gothic double, the hunter-hunted, and the setting. These tropes have fairly conventional forms in the Gothic genre. The double is usually a twin or a narrative foil. It’s also fairly common that a character be a double of some long-passed ancestor.

1844 - The Espionage Scandal

Giuseppe Mazzini, the creator of the Young Italy Movement, had plans of ending the Austrian occupation and wanted a  unified Italy; he took refuge living in London as an exile. Austrian ambassador, Baron Philipp von Neumann was not eager about Mazzini’s plans, and requested to the British Secretary of State for the Home Department, Sir James Graham, that he keep a close eye on Mazzini. This led to an issue of a warrant on the first of March in 1844 which completely transformed the link between privacy and communication. 

Blog Post 9: November 12th

Submitted by Tatiana Batista on

This weeks seminar discussions focused on Clemence Housman’s, an author and illustrator, The Were-Wolf and her wood-cut engraved illustrations. Houseman was a massive supporter of the woman's rights/sufferage movement which resulted in her defying gender norms within her lifestyle choices and literary work. Within the work we focused on, she defies gender norms by depicting a female werewolf within her work during a time where werewolves were assumed to be a symbol representing man.

Blog Post #9 || Nov 12th || Module 9

Submitted by Alicia Beggs-Holder on

I found the discussion today interesting as it really delved into the gothic tropes of transformation and how it has numerous meanings that allows leeway into discussing bigger topics. With Mila's illustration and her discussion, it's neat that White Fell is caught midway between her transformation of becoming a werwolf. I thought it really significant as it hints at the idea that women can be feral - more specifically, that they are capable of being wild and capable of base instinct.

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