Tag Archives: aesthetics

Radiant Days

Posted on July 23, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

Books are astonishing things. I presented a paper on Oscar Wilde at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts back in March, focusing on fantasy and performance in The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being … Continue reading →

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Why I teach and study Victorian literature

Posted on July 17, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

My students think they know Victorian literature. They have impressions of it as dull, as overly concerned with decorum, as fantasias of the upper-classes in elegantly appointed drawing rooms drinking tea and eating cucumber sandwiches. Few of my students who … Continue reading →

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