Category Archives: storytelling

Petrarch vs. Boccaccio.

Posted on July 18, 2007 by jordan

This will be brief; Dr. K is supposed to be here in five minutes and I just finished Petrarch’s letter as well as his version of Boccaccio’s Griselda story. So far, I’m not a big fan of Petrarch’s. In the … Continue reading →

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Pleasantly Surprised

Posted on July 10, 2007 by jendudley

I remember reading an article for the annotated bibliography in Dr. Kennedy’s 310 class about Boccaccio’s The Decameron, and I also remember thinking that I hoped I would never have to read it. When I saw it on the syllabus … Continue reading →

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Questions.

Posted on July 6, 2007 by jordan

Looking at the Lancelot reading again I want to parallel the evil dwarf with the evil Jinn of the Arabian Nights. That’s pretty obvious– they’re both wretched, tricky creatures, even if the Jinn is not that bright, not to mention … Continue reading →

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Lancelot: My Hero

Posted on July 2, 2007 by kaseyd

First off, I have to say this was the first reading that I could not put down, ignoring the fact that I read during my night class. I don’t know if I’m just a sucker for fairy tales or what, … Continue reading →

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Gay Spain and Cross-Dressing Satan

Posted on July 1, 2007 by badspellar

I am so friggin’ confused about the reading right now. I’m not sure what is due tomorrow but I read “The Sodomitic Moor” and “Chaste Subjects.” Hopefully they were the right choices. If not, meh. I’m going to read Eneas tomorrow … Continue reading →

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Late on Dronke.

Posted on June 28, 2007 by jordan

It is due to my frustration regarding all things “computerized” that I am just now posting on Dronke. My apologies. When Dronke goes into the issue of translation, I perk up. In hindsight everything is a phenomenon, and we are … Continue reading →

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Shahrazad’s Magic

Posted on June 27, 2007 by kathryn

You have to hand it to Shahrazad.  She tells one very compelling story.  And she does this by telling a story within a story within a story.  Think about it.  The main story of The Arabian Nights, is her own.  She … Continue reading →

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Playing Catch-up

Posted on June 26, 2007 by kathryn

In the Irwin chapter of “Oceans of stories” the fact that almost every story has a link to another does not surprise me in the least.  If you think about it, there are only so many ways to tell a … Continue reading →

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