

From the Archive (2000): The People's Theater (1935-1939)
Billy Schraufnagel Theater St. 111b Amy Rogoway, TA March 2, 2000 The People’s Theater (1935-1939) In 1935, Harry Hopkins, director of...
7 days ago


From the Archive: Yeats (2000)
Billy Schraufnagel English 125-8, Fayen April 23, 2000 Yeats Paper A Moment’s Thought Cased in Stone In the poems “A Dialogue of Self and...
Mar 18


Creative Writing Excerpts (1999)
Excerpts from Creative Writing Journal 1-27-99 I want to enjoy my last months of high school. I have been getting so over-anxious about...
Mar 9


Tribute to Harold Bloom
I first read Harold Bloom's essay "The Internalization of Quest Romance" in Nigel Alderman's seminar on William Wordsworth at Yale in...
Feb 19


Why Study the Classics?
The answer is, there's no reason. Why study Achilles and Patroclus, why study David, and Abraham, and Jesus? Why study Walt Whitman?...
Feb 6


Tribute to Hedwig
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...
Jan 31


Emma: Poem and Commentary (1998)
Billy Schraufnagel Mr. Blackburn Humanities A, 3 November 2, 1998 Conjecture A smile A blush What do you see? A silly charade A trip...
Jan 23


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


From the Archive (1997): "Denmark's a Prison"
Billy Schraufnagel December 10, 1997 English Lit., pd. 10 “Denmark’s a Prison” “His greatness weighed, his will is not his own For he...
Jan 5


Pope and Nature
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...
Dec 29, 2024