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The following page includes links to resources on adaptation theory, computer-integrated courses, writing and research, web authoring, and texts, contexts, and adaptations of Frankenstein, Ghost World, Hamlet, and Star Wars.
Adaptation Theory
- Article Abstracts
Student-authored abstracts of articles and book chapters on film adaptation. Selection includes summaries of the Andrew and McFarlane pieces in our packet as well as chapters from Bluestone, author of the first extended study of film adaptation.
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CIC Resources
- Adaptation
Book List Wiki
Contains lists of the books 498G students have currently checked out. Check the
lists before you recall a book and edit the lists whenever you borrow or return
a book.
- CIC Labs Page
Lists open lab hours and contains links to college-level writing resources.
- CIC Student Guide
Online instructions for all software available in our class computer lab.
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Frankenstein
Texts::Adaptations::Contexts and Criticism
Texts
Adaptations: Texts and Criticism
- Frankenstein (1931)
From Filmsite.org,
a list of Frankenstein film adaptations, information on the 1931 film's production and an extensive plot summary with dialogue excerpts and selected shot descriptions. A useful page for confirming story details.
- Frankenstein, Or, The Man and The Monster!
From Henry M. Milner, "A Peculiar Romantic, Melo-Dramatic Pantomime Spectacle in Two Acts, Founded principally on Mrs. Shelley's singular Work entitled, Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus, and partly on the French piece, 'Le Magicien et le Monstre.'"
- Frankenstein Movies
From Monstrous.com, a respository of information on monsters in our culture. The site provides a brief history of dramatic and cinematic adaptations of Shelley's novel.
- Frankenstein (Review)
Author James Capshew discusses differences between Whale's 1931 film and Shelley's novel. The review emphasizes the context of scientific advances at the time Shelley wrote her novel and Whale made his film. Note that you must log on with your UW Net ID to access the article.
- James Whale Profile
Along with the standard filmography, bibliography, and links to other web resources, David Lugowski's profile for Senses of Cinema includes a substantial essay analyzing the dearth of critical attention to Whale's films or to Whale as an auteur (Lugowski argues that, in addition to his sexuality, Whale's focus on adaptations resulted in little attention from "cinema studies, [a discpline that] in its formative years was eager to get away from simple comparisons between films and literature"). Lugowski attempts to remedy critical inattention via his examination of Whale's "theatrical cinema," a style that draws from reflexive Brechtian theater and uses theatricality "as a strategy for foregrounding gender and other constructs as performance."
- Patchwork Girl Comments, Etc.
Materials generated by Professor George Landow's students include essays and comments on Jackson's themes, style, narrative structure, symbolism, use of literary theory, characterization, and other topics.
- Patchwork Girl: A Hypertext Pastiche
Nicole Huffman examines the range of literary, philosophical, critical, and scientific works that appear within or impact Shelley Jackson's text. A significant portion of the essay discusses connections between Patchwork Girl and Frankenstein.
- Presumption, Or the Fate of Frankenstein
A hypertext edition of Richard Brinsley Peake's 1823 dramatic adaptation of Shelley's novel (Shelley herself viewed a production). In edition to a complete electronic text of the play, the site includes a biography of Peake, a scholarly introduction to his work, a brief history of early 19th-century theater, images of the 1823 cast, reviews of the play, and a bibliography of other adaptations.
- Shelley
Jackson's Ineradicable Stain
Jackson's home page, with reviews, "biography," writings,
and more.
- Stitch Bitch: the patchwork girl
Shelley Jackson's essay on hypertext, identity, the body, boundaries, and the deconstruction of the linear.
Contexts and Criticism
- Frankenstein
WSU student commentary on the novel's historical and scientific contexts and its implications for modern-day science.
- Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature
National Library of Medicine exihibit analyzing the composition of Shelley's text, cinematic adaptations of the novel, and the implications of Frankenstein's experiment for both the 19th century and the contemporary era.
- Frankenstein Resource Web
Site includes Shelley biography, notes on contexts, contemporary reviews, critical commentaries on the novel, essays on various scholarly approches to the text, and information on the cultural impact of Frankenstein.
- Fuseli to Frankenstein: Visual Arts in the Context of the Gothic
This introduction to a Tate
Museum exhibit discusses the socio-political contexts that gave rise to
Gothic art and literature like Frankenstein. Scholarly in tone and
depth, the essay explores connections between the work of artists like Henry
Fuseli (whose Nightmare influenced Shelley's depiction of the dead
Elizabeth) and William Blake and novelists like Horace Walpole. Author Martin
Myrone argues that Gothic
art
and literature "share
the same range of new strategic possibilities regarding audiences, marketing
and
the power of
sensation."
- The Gothic: Materials for Study
A hypertext anthology of excerpts from gothic novels, other primary
texts, and critical analyses of the gothic. Areas covered include
"Individual and Social Psychologies of the Gothic," "The Female
Gothic," "The Gothic and the Supernatural," "The Sublime and
the Domestic," and "Gothic Drama." Each collection is introduced
by a short bibliographic essay.
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Chronology and Research Site
Extensive chronology of life events, contemporary reviews of Shelley's
novels, a bibliography of additional readings, and links to other
sites on Shelley and Romanticism.
- The Scientific Grounding of Frankenstein
A hypertext version of Stuart Curran's article in the collection Mary
vs. Mary. Curran discusses the connections between Shelley's
novel and contemporary scientific discoveries and debates. Not only
does the article complement Butler's "Frankenstein and
Radical Science" in our Norton edition, but it also links to definitions
of scientific terms and to other articles on early 19th-century science.
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Ghost World
- Clowes's
Art
Images from the Eightball series
and Clowes's music-related art.
- Comic Book Confidential
indieWIRE interview with Zwigoff that briefly addresses the translation
of the comic book to film form and discusses his collection of
Coon Chicken Inn memorabilia.
- Comics
Journal Clowes Interview
Matt Silvie interviews Clowes about the process of transforming Ghost World from
comic to film. The pair discuss Clowes's incorporation of other stories from
his
comic
series Eightball into
the script. Toward the end of the interview, Clowes compares the expressive possibilities
of film and comics.
- A Conversation with Terry Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes
Salon.com interview with both screenwriters that addresses the
film's critique of U.S. consumer culture (and provides gossip about
the actors the studio initially proposed for the roles of Enid and
Seymour).
- Ghost World Film Site
Mostly interesting for its presentation
of the film via site layout, the site contains the typical cast
biographies and photo gallery. The production notes provide some
depth of detail on the making of the film.
- Heller Gallery Clowes Page
This artist profile page from the Richard Heller Gallery features
images from multiple Clowes comic books.
- Metroactive Clowes Profile
An article on the comic, its connections to Clowes's background
and other comics, and the visual style the artist envisioned for
his then-unfilmed work.
- NNDB Zwigoff Page
Scant profile of Zwigoff notable for photo of the
director in his record room, the model for Seymour's room in Ghost
World.
- Salon.com Interview with Daniel Clowes
Clowes discusses his background, the writing of Ghost World--first
serialized in his comic series Eightball--and the process
of working on the film.
- Salon.com
Review of Ghost World
Reviewer Andrew O'Hehir describes the visual cues that signal
Rebecca's movement
into the type of "Pottery Barn" world Enid despises. He also discusses
Seymour and Enid's relationship and the film's connection to Zwigoff's Crumb.
Review text includes a link
to a lenghthy interview with Clowes.
- The Shadow of Time Passing: Ghost World
Senses of Cinema review of the film that concentrates
on Enid's alienation from the world around her, the expansion of
Seymour's role, the addition of the art class plot, and Enid's
departure at the film's end. Reviewer Maximilian Le Cain compares
the film's "understated, delicately expressed insistence on impermanence
and acceptance of the passing of time" to the work of Japanese
master Yasujiro Ozu.
- Terry Zwigoff's Ghost World
Short MovieMaker Magazine interview with Zwigoff that
discusses his transition from documentaries to feature films. Zwigoff
touches on the difficulty of translating the comic book's structure
into a form suitable for film. The interview description notes
the film's connections to both Crumb and Zwigoff's debut, Louie
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Hamlet
Texts and Sources
- Facsimile Edition of First Folio
Page images of first folio edition of Hamlet, published in 1623.
- Hamlet Text Editions
University of Victoria Internet Shakespeare Editions presents text transcriptions of the First Quarto (1603), Second Quarto (1604-05), and First Folio (1623) versions of the play. The page also contains links to book facsimiles of specific printings, information on Hamlet performances and film adaptations, and commentaries on various play events and themes.
- Histoires Tragiques
Francois de Belleforest's 1576 French translation of Saxo Grammaticus's History of the Danes. In Belleforest's version of the Hamlet story, Gertrude commits adultery before King Hamlet's death, and Prince Hamlet exhibits signs of melancholy.
- Historiae Danicae (History of the Danes)
Text that tells legendary stories of Denmark's rulers, composed by Saxo Grammaticus from 1180-1208. Saxo's story of Prince Amleth appears in Book 3 and Book 4 of his 16-volume work.
- "Medieval Hamlet Gains a Family"
Book chapter from Alexander Welsh's Hamlet in His Modern Guises compares
Shakespeare's play to Saxo's and Belleforest's version of the Hamlet
story.
- The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Complete electronic edition from MIT, with an index linked to the text of each act and scene.
Study Guides
- Hamlet Course (from Open UW)
From University of Washington Educational Outreach, a short course that summarizes the play, cites key events and passages in each act, poses study questions, identifies prevalent themes and quizzes learners on the play.
- Hamlet Guide
Guide to reading key scenes themes, and topics within the context of the Elizabethan era. Discussion of individual scenes contain illustrations, historical, political and social contexts, MP3s of passages recited in correct pronunciation style, questions for analysis, and suggestions for further reading.
- Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Extremely useful site that attempts to serve as "a complete annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on Internet." Site
includes a list of works, a Shakespeare timeline and quiz, Renaissance resources,
critical analyses of Shakespeare's writings, and links to other web sites.
Adaptations
- Branagh's Hamlet
Fan site on Branagh's adaptation of the film.
- Hamlet on Film
Critical articles, illustrated with video clips. Writers address several of the adaptations on our presentation topic list, including Zeffirelli's, Olivier's, Branagh's, and Almereyda's.
- Hamlet: The Manga
A Slayers/Hamlet mash of Acts I-III, written and drawn by Zelgadis Greywers, who's "just having a good time and poking a little fun at the traditional canon of Western Literature."
- Hamlet Movie Clips Page
QuickTime versions of Act I, Scene III as envisioned by Laurence Olivier (1948), Tony Williamson (1969), Franco Zeffirelli (1990), Kenneth Branagh (1996), and Star Trek director Nicholas Meyer (The Undiscovered Country 1992).
- "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark"
From Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales From Shakespeare,
a book of prose adaptations designed to introduce the Bard to
children, especially girls, who did not share their brothers'
free access
to their
fathers' libraries.
- Hamlet on the Ramparts: Film
Links to RealMedia clips of scenes featuring Hamlet's encounter with his father's ghost. Productions featured are Forbes-Robertson's 1913 film, Sven Gade's 1920 Hamlet, starring Asta Nielsen as a female child raised as male, and John Gielgud's 1964 production of the play, starring Richard Burton.
- Olivier's Hamlet
Critic Terrence Rafferty's essay on the film, from the Criterion Collection site.
- Tales for the L33T: Hamlet
OMG! A text-speak Flash version of the play.
- Visual Representations of Hamlet, 1709-1900
Packet author Alan Young's history of book illustrations of the prince. Young examines these images in the context of other well-known Hamlet portraits and the history of image printing and distribution. The article also replicates information from "The Ophelia Phenomenon."
- YouTube Hamlet Productions and Parodies
Type "Hamlet" into the search box and await a changing roster of student performances, viewer revisions of existing films, parodies (including "Hamlego" and several versions of Hamlet meets Star Wars) , and machinima like this Halo visuals meet Almeryda soundtrack version of Act II, Scene II,
Contexts and Criticism
- The Elizabethan Theater
Online version of Dr. Hilda Spear's lecture on indoor and outdoor theaters, performances, acting, and other topics relating to the Elizabethan theater.
- Hamlet Conundrums
Professor Jim Bierman's online interrogation of the ghost, vengeance,
Freud's analysis, women's roles, good and evil, and legal issues.
The site considers "major revolutions in Western thinking about
Hamlet and . . . their foundation in the beliefs of
the Elizabethan era
in England. Thus, issues regarding spirits and apparitions, the
ethics of revenge, the psychology of melancholy, the ownership
of property, or the popular view of suicide are presented against
the background of Shakespeare's time. They are contrasted with
the thinking on the same issues that predominated during the
time of the Romantic revolution or the 20th Century."
- Hamlet Haven
English teacher Harmonie Loburg's annotated bibliography of approaches
to the play (feminist, performance, psychoanalytic, etc.) as
well as articles and books on characters and subjects like
"law," "parenthood," "The Mousetrap," "To Be Soliloquy," and
others.
- Interdisciplinary Shakespeare: A Multimedia Approach
Site examines the impact of an 1827 production of Hamlet and
other Shakespeare plays at Paris's Odéon
Theatre. Several of the luminaries in attendance--Hector Berlioz,
Victor Hugo, Eugene Delacroix, and Alexander Dumas--went on to
produce Shakespeare-inspired art, literature, and music. Using
a combination of analytical essays, screen shots of art and archival
materials, and MP3s of various musical compositions, the pages
explore why this particular sequence of performances had a lasting
effect on French Romantics. Please note that the "Psychology" section
features pop-up discussion questions that can prove annoying.
- Introductory Lecture on Shakespeare's Hamlet
Instructor Ian Johnston investigates the central problem of the play: Hamlet's delay to enact revenge. Johnston reviews critical analyses of the delay before examining Hamlet's actions in light of his character, the politics of Machiavellianism, the theme of appearance versus reality, and the prince's relationship to the court. He concludes by suggesting potential interpretations of Hamlet's function in the play.
- Life in Elizabethan England
A compendium of knowledge on fashion, language, religion, food, games, money, children, and other aspects of Elizabethan culture.
- Oedipus and Hamlet
From Interpretation of Dreams, Freud's discussion
of the Oedipus complex and Hamlet's repressed sexual desire for
his mother.
- The Oedipus-Complex as An Explanation of Hamlet's Mystery:
A Study in Motive
Annotated electronic text of Ernest Jones's 1910 expansion of
Freud's analysis of Hamlet's repressed desire. Jones repudiates
well known readings of Hamlet's inaction before turning to his
discussion of repression.
- Shakespeare and His Critics
Theater reviewer Thomas Larque's collection of Hamlet criticism. Most notable are excerpts from 18th and 19th-century evaluations of the play from such authors as Charles Dickens, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Samuel Johnson, and William Richardson.
- Shakespeare's Life and Times
From University of Victoria Internet Shakespeare Editions, a series of electronic books on Shakespeare's life; the development of theaters and stages; Elizabethan political and social structure; histories and dramatic traditions Shakespeare drew upon for his works; debates on nature and the supernatural; Elizabethan literature and visual arts; and reading the plays in context.
- Shakespeare and the Tragic Virtue
Southern Humanities Review article that negates psuedo-Aristotilian readings of Hamlet's "tragic flaw." Author James Hammersmith argues that Aristotle's work had little influence on Renaissance playwrights' construction of tragic characters. In his words, the tragic flaw "is actually an inversion of the principle upon which tragic character in the Renaissance is built."
- "Who
Knows Who Knows Who’s There?"
From Early Modern Literatary Studies, an article that
explores the theme of uncertainty via analysis of the Mousetrap scene.
- Virtual Globe
A virtual 3-D walkthough tour of the original Globe Theater.
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Star Wars
General Information::Adapatations::Contexts and Criticism
General Information
- Alternate Versions of Star Wars
From the Internet Movie Database, a list of changes made to the 1977 theatrical release for the 1997 special edition and the 2004 DVD version.
- The Force.Net
Fan site that includes news, discussion boards, fan fiction, film, and art, and reviews of Star Wars books and comic books.
- Lucasfilm: Star Wars
The official Star Wars site that focuses on the commercial aspects
of the Star Wars enterprise. Site
includes loads of "insider" links and art work.
- Wikipedia Star Wars Site
Information that helps readers navigate the Star Wars universe of fan and official works. The main page includes descriptions of the Star Wars films and brief articles on the setting, themes, production, music, scripts and textual influences. The majority of the short entries link to more extensive articles. The "Expanded Universe" informational articles on fan, game, comic book, and novel adaptations link to lists of adaptation titles and descriptions. Although the open-source nature of Wikipedia has resulted in flawed information, the adaptation lists should help you to select your novel and comic book adapatations.
Adaptations
- Dark Horse Comics
A listing of all Star Wars comics published by Dark Horse. Site includes a synopsis of each comic available as well as links to desktops, screensavers, and e-comics. Choose "Star Wars" from the "Browse" drop-down menu to access lists of classic Star Wars and Star Wars comics.
- Lego Star Wars
Lego Star Wars started as a licensing deal. It has since transformed into a stand-alone world for those interested not only in maintaining the Star Wars tradition but also expanding it by reassembling ships into new designs. The site includes several features that show visitors how one can take pre-existing designs and adapt them to new stories: a gallery of fan Lego interpretations Star Wars scenes, an online video game, and a screening room of mini-films starring Lego versions of Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, and other characters.
- Playhouse Star Wars: "The Millenium Falcon Deal"
Episode from 1981 National Public Radio series that expanded upon the film. This installment dramatizes Luke and Ben's hiring of the Millenium Falcon in a Mos Eisley bar.
- Star Wars Gangsta Rap
The original and the special editions, from Atom Films.
- Troops
Cops meets Star Wars in this "reality" show about Imperial Stormtroopers uncovering Jawa droid thefts and other crimes. As the narrator reminds us, "All suspects are guilty, period. Otherwise, they wouldn't be suspects, would they?"
Click "Movie" to download the film.
- UnderGroundOnline: Star Wars Comics
Brief but informative summaries and reviews of titles from multiple Star Wars comic book series, including Tales, Visionaries and Dark Empire. Cover art galleries appear below each review. Note that the UGO uses a particularly annoying ad scheme in which logos partially cover navigational text. However, no significant information is obscured.
- UnderGroundOnline: Star Wars Games
Brief but informative summaries and reviews of multiple Star Wars games, from Star Wars Arcade to Battlefront. Game screenshots appear below each review. Note that the UGO uses a particularly annoying ad scheme in which logos partially cover navigational text. However, no significant information is obscured.
Contexts and Criticism
- "It's Aimed at Kids--The Kid in Everybody": George Lucas, Star Wars and Children's Entertainment
Peter Kramer's Scope article examines the film's production history, marketing and reception to argue that Star Wars not only targeted young audiences, but it also marked Hollywood's shift toward chasing a adolescent market.
- Star Wars, Episode IV
From Filmsite.org, a list of influences on the film, a chart
of release dates and box-office data for all Star Wars films, and
an extensive plot summary with dialogue excerpts and selected
shot
descriptions.
A useful page for confirming story details.
- Star Wars Through the Years
Collection of NPR reviews of all Star Wars films, from Tom Shales's 1977 take on Star Wars to Kenneth Turan's 2002 critique of Attack of the Clones.
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Web Authoring
- Bravenet
Free guestbooks, hit counters, poll takers, and other add-ons. Although free, Bravenet does require that you register before you can use the tools offered.
- Button Studio
Windows users may download a free trial of this simple program. The software comes with instructions, but the interface is quite intuitive. Beginning users can create their first button in five minutes or less.
- CDNet Web Authoring Downloads
Downloads of freeware or trial versions of web authoring tools. Content changes often.
- Clip Art Warehouse
Free images, icons, lines, balls, textures, buttons, and animated images.
- Cooltext
Free online button and logo generator.
- CSS Zen Garden Designs
CSS-based designs you may download and alter for your website. Advanced users should be able to manipulate the designs without difficulty after reading the site's instructions on use.
- Creating an Effective Web Site
Page steps users through questions regarding the goals, organization, and design of a planned site. Working through the questions should help you develop an organizational strategy and a design that effectively presents your creative or analytical writing.
- Creating a Student Home Page at UW
Complete guide to web-enabling your Dante account, creating pages with several different programs (including Netscape Composer, a program similar to Mozilla Composer) and publishing your pages to the web.
- Elated Page Kits
Free site templates users may download and edit. All templates use style sheets ("styles.css"), documents that prompt web browsers to use certain fonts or colors when displaying your site. They also organize all site images into a single folder called "images." Open the template pages in Mozilla Composer to modify the contents. Remember to upload all the pages you create as well as the "images" folder and the "styles.css" style sheet. If you use the templates, you must also abide by Elated's terms of usage. Note that you may have to download several templates before you find one you're comfortable editing in Composer.
- Screen Capture Utilities: FreeSnap (Mac) and SnagIt (Windows Trial Version)
While some computer DVD players allow users to pause and take shots of selected frames, others do not. FreeSnap and SnagIt take snapshots of selected screen areas and save the images in multiple formats, including web-standard .jpg and .gif. Open one of the programs and set it to capture a selected area. Play your DVD, pause on the desired image, and highlight the area you wish to capture. Please note that you may have to switch video players or reconfigure your player to successfully capture from a DVD.
- ScriptFX Generators
For those with intermediate knowledge of web authoring, ScriptFX provides free online mouse rollover, navigation menu, drop-down menu, and frame coding.
- Streaming Media at University of Washington
Instructions on how to stream QuickTime, Windows Media, and RealPlayer files from your student streaming media account. The page also contains brief guides to inexpensive or free software for creating or streaming media clips. Warning: Learning to stream media is a task best done once you've mastered basic web authoring.
- Web Development Tools
Downloadable trial versions of web authoring, image creation, filmmaking, and Flash animation tools.
- Yale Web Style Guide
Online version of Yale's print guide includes information on designing sites and pages as well as using navigation effectively. The site design themes and list of site elements provide useful models and criteria for thinking about the design or organization of your site.
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Writing and Research
- Art History Paper Writing Pages
Skidmore College guide to visually analyzing, researching, and writing about art.
- Citing Film, Video, and Online Media
Information on how to correctly document citations of film, video and online media materials.
- Comic Art in Scholarly Writing: A Citation Guide
Librarian Allen Ellis offers MLA citation examples for comic books, comic strips, editorial cartoons, and graphic novels.
- Dartmouth's Writing About Film Page
Detailed web site explains expectations for film papers; defines types of papers written for film classes (formal, historical, ideological, cultural studies, auteurist); describes useful strategies for taking film notes, annotating shot sequences, and questioning the film's contexts; provides writing tips; and includes an extensive glossary of film terms.
- GMU Writing Center's "Writing About Film" Page
George Mason's step-by-step guide to writing film analyses.
- Guidelines to MLA Citation Style
From the Purdue OWL, guidelines for correct MLA citation; includes examples.
- Movie Review Query Engine
Use the MRQE to search for reviews of your selected adaptation.
- Plagiarism Discussed
A Purdue OWL handout on what can constitute plagiarism, with information on when and when not to cite sources.
- Reading a Film Sequence
A short guide on how to to read the text and context of a film. The page has excellent questions to guide students in their analysis of narrative, staging, cinematography, editing and sound.
- Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based Web Resources
Authored by UCLA librarian Esther Grassian, this page offers criteria for evaluating discipline-based world wide web sites. Writers can use Grassian's list to help them decide whether a particular web source is appropiate for an academic research paper.
- UW Libraries Cinema Studies Research Site
Authored by a cinema studies librarian, the site has information on finding cinema studies resources in the UW libraries and links to electronic journals and cinema studies resources on the web.
- UW Libraries English Research Site
English librarian Faye Christianberry's compilation of information on finding books, articles, and other resources about the English language, British and American literature, and other literatures in English.
- Writing About Literature: Some Dos and Don'ts
Guidelines for writing about literature, from the George Mason University Writing Center.
- Writing about Music
Electronic handout from University of Calgary course on writing about the fine arts. The focus is on review writing, but the guidelines for listening to and analyzing music should be helpful for our course papers.
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