03 November, 2011
Final Project Thoughts
I have written a couple of posts now discussing the visualization of Shakespeare. While I was examining the work of Stephan Thiel, I came across this excellent example of helping others engage in the arts. It led me to think about our final projects in my Shakespeare class.
31 October, 2011
Sharing Shakespeare
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| A part of Stephan Thiel's Visual Music project. |
I recently sent an email to Stephan Thiel, creator of understanding-shakespeare.com as well as numerous other projects focusing on visualizing literature, music, and other arts. I discussed in a previous post my fascination with the Understanding Shakespeare project and created some visuals of my own in my analysis of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In an effort to understand more of Thiel's thoughts on the concept of visualizing the arts, I included the following questions in my email:
25 October, 2011
Balance: The Athenian Lovers
As I discussed in a previous post, Shakespearean comedies most often revolve around a conflict that needs to be resolved, usually manifest in some sort of disorder needing to come to order. A Midsummer Night's Dream is no exception, with several examples of this disorder being displayed in the different characters. One of these is the story of the Athenian lovers.
24 October, 2011
The Production
In retrospect, I should have done this differently.
My intention for my analysis of A Midsummer Night's Dream was to complete it and post it all in one big post. I think that was a bad idea for two reasons: 1) it was a little too much to chew, and think that it would be all ready to go by last Friday, and 2) it would have, in some ways, defeated the usefulness of the blog format. I have been working to illustrate some of my ideas with the play, but it has been more time consuming than I had expected and I have had some frustration with the effectiveness of my approach (I will discuss this later). On top of that, I now think that using the blogging platform to my advantage would have been the best way to go. Blogs are iterative—they allow you to write and formulate ideas and analyses, then update and change them as you work. We were told to blog our process, but I guess I didn't fully understand what that meant or how to do it. I think I do now.
In somewhat of a penitent attitude, I have decided to complete my assignment in iterations. The vast majority of these will be completed and posted today, with some other additions coming throughout the week as follow-ups to today's posts. By doing things this way, I hope to take better advantage of my blog and use it as a way to develop my thoughts rather than simply present them. I hope, too, that I can make better use of feedback and comments to further develop my ideas. Thus, three days late, so begins my analysis.
My intention for my analysis of A Midsummer Night's Dream was to complete it and post it all in one big post. I think that was a bad idea for two reasons: 1) it was a little too much to chew, and think that it would be all ready to go by last Friday, and 2) it would have, in some ways, defeated the usefulness of the blog format. I have been working to illustrate some of my ideas with the play, but it has been more time consuming than I had expected and I have had some frustration with the effectiveness of my approach (I will discuss this later). On top of that, I now think that using the blogging platform to my advantage would have been the best way to go. Blogs are iterative—they allow you to write and formulate ideas and analyses, then update and change them as you work. We were told to blog our process, but I guess I didn't fully understand what that meant or how to do it. I think I do now.
In somewhat of a penitent attitude, I have decided to complete my assignment in iterations. The vast majority of these will be completed and posted today, with some other additions coming throughout the week as follow-ups to today's posts. By doing things this way, I hope to take better advantage of my blog and use it as a way to develop my thoughts rather than simply present them. I hope, too, that I can make better use of feedback and comments to further develop my ideas. Thus, three days late, so begins my analysis.
22 October, 2011
An Update
I continue to work on my analysis. I realize that it is now Saturday, but I hope that my finished work will be worth the wait!
21 October, 2011
A Picture of the Picture
Today is Friday, 21 October, 2011. Today, my more full analysis of A Midsummer Night's Dream is due to be posted. I am working on it. While I do, I want to share a resource that I have found that fits in nicely with my analytical approach to the play.
18 October, 2011
The Tempest
tem-pest |ˈtempist|
nouna violent windy storm.That is how my Mac defines "tempest." A violent, windy storm. Today, I am beginning to read Shakespeare's play by the same name, The Tempest.
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