English 123 Notes (7/02/2008)

ENGLISH 123: INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE NOTES 7/02/2008

• It is important to think about how one thing is related to another in the world of literature
• Mr. Dickens presents the convict in the first chapter not for the mere purpose of having a convict but because this character will become important later on in the novel. Rarely does Mr. Dickens put in useless information that is not needed in the future.
  
• Myths are perceived as something untrue that is not fundamental.
  
• Logos is the word meaning the truth, fact, or reality while the word Mythos means fictional; the opposite of logos
• Make sure to bookmark everyone's blog on your own blog site by creating a link. If you need help you can e-mail questions to either kimberly.hart@myportal.montana.edu or amber.bjorndal@myportal.montana.edu

MAKE SURE TO READ THE FOLLOWING STORIES IN EX LIBRIS:

1. Preface
2. The Joy of Sesquipedalians
3. My Odd Self
4. Scorn not the Sonnet
5. Never do that to a Book
6. The Literary Glutton
7. Nothing New Under the Sun
8. The Catalogical Imperative
9. My Ancestral Castles
10. Sharing the Mayhem

MAKE SURE TO READ THE FOLLOWING POEMS IN STEVENS BESIDES THE ONE ASSIGNED:

1. Sunday Morning
2. The Idea of Order at Key West

Good quote: " How do I know what I think until I see what I say?" WH Auden

In the novel Arabian Nights it is important to know the two girls' names on page 10.