William Schraufnagel

I first read Harold Bloom's essay "The Internalization of Quest Romance" in Nigel Alderman's seminar on William Wordsworth at Yale in...

The answer is, there's no reason. Why study Achilles and Patroclus, why study David, and Abraham, and Jesus? Why study Walt Whitman?...

In an earlier post, I stated Man of La Mancha as my favorite musical. That will not change. I also claimed West Side Story as the best...

Billy Schraufnagel Mr. Blackburn Humanities A, 3 November 2, 1998 Conjecture   A smile A blush What do you see?   A silly charade A trip...

Billy Schraufnagel April 13, 2000 English 125-8, Fayen Wordsworth Paper “Through Meagre Lines and Colours”   Not many people on New...

Billy Schraufnagel December 10, 1997 English Lit., pd. 10 “Denmark’s a Prison” “His greatness weighed, his will is not his own For he...

Billy Schraufnagel English 125-8, Fayen March 4, 2000 Pope Paper The Proper Use of Nature In much of his poetry, Alexander Pope seems to...

Billy Schraufnagel September 21, 2000 English 277a, Schirmeister Response # 1   This passage in “Self-Reliance” addresses I think one of...

Billy Schraufnagel English 125-8, Fayen February 15, 2000 Long Milton Paper The Sum of Wisdom Milton uses a unique convention of a double...

Billy Schraufnagel English 125-8, Fayen January 25, 2000 Short Milton Paper “Resemblances” in Paradise Lost Eve’s dream in Book V of...