LitMUSE

Tartuffe is primarily influenced by the Enlightenment’s debate of reason versus faith. What makes Moliere’s play so renowned is his implementation of satire to convey the period’s main argument. Obviously, various ideas of the Enlightenment are represented in Tartuffe and are intertwined, but I will be focusing on the satirical effect Orgon has in the [...]

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The following essay was submitted by Erika Lloyd to answer the following question. It is from my recent World Literature 1 summer course and provides an example of a solid and thoughtful essay that incorporates lecture and discussion with a firm grasp of the texts considered. The question: Discuss the term “evil” and how it [...]

I was struck by the excellent forum discussions from my World Literature 2 Online course this semester. In an effort to help subsequent classes and their endeavors in the forums, I felt it would be beneficial to post an example of a particularly good forum discussion. This thread was posted in response to Milan Kundera’s [...]

When reading poetry, particularly a new and difficult poem, you might need a bit of help accessing it. Consider the following questions as guides for beginning to understand poetry. Answers to these questions can be used as the basis of classroom or forum discussions. What do you know about speaker of this poem? Describe what [...]

As we head into midterm, I just wanted to give you some reminders before you’re off to spring break. The drop date is this Wednesday, March 3. I would recommend speaking to me before dropping, especially if you’re unsure about your standing my the class. I’d like to say a few words about my World [...]

Another aspect to consider when writing about literature is getting your quotations correct. When incorporating quotations from poems into your writing, you must keep the lines exactly as the poet has set them down. Remember, this is what a quotation is: an exact reproduction of the original writing. Take, for example, this quotation from Pope: [...]

I received 15 responses on Tartuffe via Turn It In. Congratulations for those of you who successfully figured out how to submit a response. If you still need assistance, please see me during my office hours. I had several students try to submit their responses as a comment on this web site or try to [...]

For my online literature classes and those classes that took the exam online, I have finished grading your submissions and grades will be posted shortly. I wanted to offer examples of how I evaluated each answer. Firstly, you were asked to write a paragraph response as your answer to each question. Some just answered the [...]

A sentence fragment occurs when one or more of the following is true: there is no verb there is no subject the word group is part of a subordinate clause or phrase A true sentence must contain at least one independent clause: a group of words with a subject and a verb that can stand [...]