Alright, so maybe not in this second half of the semester, but certainly in the first, we came across many poems that were not as clear as we would have hoped. Well, there is now a solution! www.Victorianweb.org is filled with a seemingly endless glossary of scholarly analysis on Victorian poems, literature, and life. There are also sections for readers to sumbit evidence that would dispute the article they read, making the entire experience well rounded. The articles follow not only well known analysis of pieces, but often shed new light on the subject matter. A few great articles to read that pertain to this course are:
http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/crossetti/scholl.html - A different look on Goblin Market and just why the fruit was forbidden, and by whom.
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http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/rb/porphyria/best1.html- A striking essay that attempts to prove that, had Porphyria paid attention to the warning signs, she may still be alive today.
This is an great site! They provide some in-depth biographies on the authors that are extremely interesting and helpful. There's even a cool little division of certain authors' works into categories based on the styling of different things they wrote, topics they wrote on, etc.
ReplyDeleteAwesome find, thanks!
I used victorianweb.org a lot during several of my English classes and it helped me so much to critically analyze difficult poetry. It also helped to provide a context for poems. Thanks for pointing this site out!
ReplyDeleteVictorian Web is indeed one of the most important web resources for contextualization and resources on the Victorian period. It can feel unwieldy, but only because there is SO MUCH information! Thanks for highlighting this site, Alex.
ReplyDeleteBe careful, however, to make note of the authorship of each post. Some are written by scholars, some by undergraduates. (Some of the undergrad posts are excellent, but they can be variable in quality). Buyer beware!
Wow! Thank you for this site. It was so interesting. I like how I will be able to use this for future classes. What a great insight of different views. Thanks also for pointing out that some posts may or may not be reliable.
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