[Vwoolf] Digital Storytelli​ng and Mrs. Dalloway

[Jillian Clare]

Thankyou Stuart.

I think your reply captures one of the most marvellous aspects of VW's writing; at least for me. She absolutely makes me think and I love this. She demands attention and reflection. Such a treat in this age of supermarket-level publishing.

VW constantly surprises with the freshness and sharpness of her images; she forces the grey matter to stand up and dance.

So few modern novels get anywhere near this. I've read the Booker Shortlist for years and it's only an occasional novel that excites ....
Sebastian Barry ... John Banville ... Hilary Mantel ....  and some others.

But VW stands supreme. In my ever so 'umble view ;-)

Thankyou for your ongoing support of the list. Always appreciated.
Kind regards
Jillian



On 16/04/2013, at 18:18, "Stuart N. Clarke" <stuart.n.clarke at btinternet.com<mailto:stuart.n.clarke at btinternet.com>> wrote:

‘The word "time" split its husk; poured its riches over him; and from his lips fell like shells, like shavings from a plane, without his making them, hard, white, imperishable words, and flew to attach themselves to their places in an ode to Time’

We saw the 2 types of shell; it would have been good to have seen 2 types of plane, and “shavings from a plane”.  I can’t remember when I last saw “shavings from a plane” in real life.  It takes me back to my childhood.

The images certainly made me *think* about this sentence – not just read it.

Stuart


From: Erin M Kingsley<mailto:erin.kingsley at Colorado.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 9:53 PM
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Subject: [Vwoolf] Digital Storytelli​ng and Mrs. Dalloway

Hi, Woolfians! Each semester I have my students do a creative project, and this semester, one student turned a famous passage from Mrs. Dalloway into a compelling piece of digital storytelling. I very much enjoyed it (especially the flower imagery) and would love to hear your thoughts, on or off list. View it here:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rls-p5yDLG0>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rls-p5yDLG0

In a second, unrelated, note, I am putting together a syllabus for Masterpieces of British Literature next semester and want to focus on "nature and the artist." I have some ideas for texts, of course, but would love to hear if any of you have suggestions of British works that feature nature, and the artist in nature, in unusual or noteworthy ways.

Be well!
Erin
_________________________
Erin Kingsley
Ph.D. Candidate & Digital Pedagogy Instructor
University of Colorado at Boulder
English Department
Hellems 101, 226 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0226

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