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Amanda L. French deposited 'A Strangely Useless Thing': Iseult Gonne and Yeats on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months ago

This article gives a brief biographical sketch of Iseult Gonne, daughter of Irish activist Maud Gonne and wife of the Irish author Francis Stuart. It also describes and analyzes her relationship with the poet W.B. Yeats, who once proposed to her, and discusses her role in several of Yeats’s poems, including “To a Child Dancing in the Wind.” The…[Read more]
Amanda L. French's profile was updated on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months ago
Amanda L. French replied to the topic Introductions in the discussion Connected Academics on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months ago

Hi, I’m Amanda French — I helped the MLA write the Mellon grant that funded the proseminar. Hope you don’t mind if I eavesdrop! I got a PhD in English in 2004 from UVA and since then have been working in libraries and digital humanities. I was THATCamp Coordinator from 2010-2014, and I’m currently Director of Digital Research Services at Virginia…[Read more]
Lauren Coats's profile was updated on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months ago
Matthew K. Gold changed their profile picture on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months ago
Matthew K. Gold's profile was updated on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months ago
Amanda L. French deposited Refrain, Again: The Return of the Villanelle in the group Poetry on MLA Commons 10 years, 7 months ago

Poets and scholars are all wrong about the villanelle. While most reference texts teach that the villanelle’s nineteen-line alternating-refrain form was codified in the Renaissance, the scholar Julie Kane has conclusively shown that Jean Passerat’s “Villanelle” (“J’ay perdu ma Tourterelle”), written in 1574 and first published in 1606, is the only…[Read more]
Amanda L. French deposited Refrain, Again: The Return of the Villanelle on MLA Commons 10 years, 7 months ago

Poets and scholars are all wrong about the villanelle. While most reference texts teach that the villanelle’s nineteen-line alternating-refrain form was codified in the Renaissance, the scholar Julie Kane has conclusively shown that Jean Passerat’s “Villanelle” (“J’ay perdu ma Tourterelle”), written in 1574 and first published in 1606, is the only…[Read more]
Eric S. Gardner replied to the topic Petition in the forum Prospective Forum: TC Geography and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months ago

I support this petition. Eric Gardner, Saginaw Valley State University
Eric S. Gardner replied to the topic Petition in the forum Prospective Forum: TM Manuscript Culture and Textual Studies on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months ago

I support this petition. Eric Gardner
Bethany Nowviskie replied to the topic Petition in the forum Prospective Forum: TM Manuscript Culture and Textual Studies on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months ago

I endorse the petition as well. — Bethany Nowviskie
Bethany Nowviskie replied to the topic Petition in the forum Prospective Forum: RCWS Creative Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months ago

I also support the creation of this forum, which will bring together scholars and practitioners of creative writing, new media composition, and electronic literature to the great benefit of their various communities and fields.
Ryan Cordell replied to the topic Petition in the forum Prospective Forum: TC History and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months ago

Ryan Cordell
Ryan Cordell replied to the topic Petition in the forum Prospective Forum: TM Manuscript Culture and Textual Studies on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months ago

Ryan Cordell
Ryan Cordell replied to the topic Petition in the forum Prospective Forum: TC Geography and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months ago

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Matthew K. Gold replied to the topic Restaurant recommendations and more in the forum 2014 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 12 years ago

Here’s the Chowhound Chicago board: http://chowhound.chow.com/boards/7

Some threads that caught my eye during a brief scan:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/925253

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/924008

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/927264

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/925622

Looking forward to hearing about other finds!
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Edward Whitley

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Edward Whitley

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