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Dr. Webster Reflects on Her Love of Coleridge
As an English professor at Elizabethtown College, Dr. Suzanne E. Webster has solidified her professional career specializing in British Romanticism. The author she focuses on most, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, was a leader of the British Romantic movement and is best known for his early poetry and later prose. Coleridge as a Catalyst “When I was […]
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Major British Writers: A Glimpse into a Staple Course
Do you enjoy reading works from well-known British authors? Do you have an appreciation for poetry, and prose? Or maybe you like historical pieces? All English majors sample one course that satisfies these cravings. Major British Writers exposes students to several different literary eras. The course teaching critical reading skills valuable to all students. Digging […]
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Dr. Kimberly Adams Offers Insight into Victorian Literature at Etown
Dr. Kimberly V. Adams of the English department has interests and hobbies that stretch beyond the Victorian literature for which she is known on campus. You might be surprised to learn that she also rows boats. “I live in Philadelphia when I’m not teaching here,” she said. In addition to a home in Philadelphia, she […]
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Why Literature? A Student Perspective on the Literature Concentration
Beowulf, Dragons, and French culture. These are just a few of the things English major Megan Tindell will be taking with her after graduation. From examining the heroism in Beowulf to collecting cultural data on dragon stories from around the world, with a bit of translating French children’s books in between, it is no wonder […]
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