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JANE AUSTEN: SMALL WORLDS & STRONG PASSIONS

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Dave

The desires of Jane Austen were large and complicated. At the social level, she wanted liberty to state views, no matter whom she offended as well as exposing the orthodoxies of her time.She chose her enemies with care and analyzed … Continue reading →

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Flaubertism & the Melody of Metaphor

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Dave

”Be regular and orderly in your life like a bourgeois, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” ( Flaubert ) Flaubertism is commonly known as writer’s block. Gustave Flaubert ( 1821-1880) blamed his troubles on his … Continue reading →