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English 263: The Vampire Novel: Literary Criticism Shedule
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English 263: The Vampire Novel. Links to Student Blogs. Analysis of a Piece of Literary Criticism Assignment 10%. Students will choose ONE piece of literary criticism listed on the syllabus to blog about in an extended, more formal essay. Unless otherwise noted, these essays will be on D2L. For this assignment, students will post an essay (roughly 1000 words or 3-5 pages double-spaced in a word document). 8226; An explanation and analysis of the author’s main ideas and points. Why or why not? Students wi...
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English 263: The Vampire Novel: Online Artifact Shedule
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English 263: The Vampire Novel. Links to Student Blogs. Online Artifact Assignment 10%. Once you have found your online artifact, you will compose an essay rhetorically analyzing this artifact and relating it to the novel. A rhetorical analysis is NOT a summary or a description, but a concerted effort to understand and breakdown the ideas expressed in a text. It is also an occasion to analyze the motivations behind a text—why is the writer writing this and what does she hope to gain? What do I like best/...
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JenStick: September 2010
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September 29, 2010. Indication that Carmilla's a Vampire. There are many moments in Carmilla that hint at vampirism. I went into this book not knowing that Carmilla is literally a vampire, which means if, later, I hadn't been look for the clues I probably would have missed them. The reader is first struck by the impression of the vampire before Carmilla is even introduced in the story. It was that of a young lady who was kneeling, with her hands under the coverlet. Like a vampire she appears not to age.