Since Rossetti executed most of his Arthurian works between 18, it has often been thought that his medievalist turn was primarily determined by his friends William Morris and Edward Coley Burne-Jones.
Gordon's following of Joseph Conrad's nautical trek, depicts an odyssey that took Gordon into the jungles of Borneo for the sake of a better understanding of Almayer's Folly and Lord Jim! Short description of the chapters
"The Search for Sambir," a travelogue of John D. This chapter is immediately followed by another illustration of a scholar's quest to reconstruct the motivation of an author through his social interactions. Marchand's academic leave from Rutgers, where he spent a year on his "Byron pilgrimage"' retracing the wandering path of one of our more spirited authors. "On the Trail of Byron" is a fascinating account of Leslie A. Other chapters continue on this theme of examining the "rhetorical" practices of some of our more prominent writers. "The Secret of the Ebony Cabinet" is a lively account of the better understanding of James Boswell, the controversial (but always fascinating) observer of Samuel Johnson. Grundy" fascinating accounts of efforts at textual restoration, criticism, and the general tracking of the descent of manuscripts. In parallel, readers will find the chapters "The Destructive Elements" and "Shades of Mrs.
Not the least of these retrievals is this century's restoration of The Book of Margery Kempe, a work which Cheryl Glenn has shown to be of immense importance in relocating the place of women in the history of rhetoric.
In fact, the final chapter, "Discoveries," is a sample of the gains that have resulted from such archival labor. The chapter "Hunting for Manuscripts," for example, is a lively discussion of anecdotal (and tireless) efforts to bring to light new primary sources. In twelve chapters, the author shares remarkable research models and examples in literary history. It is a book that introduces the adventures of a literary researcher as part of his or her study and explains the nature of scientific literary research.
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