Roof Beam Reader
A Writer and His Reading
Category: Reader-Response
Dorian Gray, In Theory (Part 2)
Last Wednesday, I introduced a five-part project exploring Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece, The Picture of Dorian Gray, as viewed through various critical lenses. I began in Part 1 with Formalism. A polar argument for dissecting Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray is to switch focus from Wilde’s… Continue Reading “Dorian Gray, In Theory (Part 2)”
J.K. Rowling Can Say What She Wants
By now, many readers and book bloggers are likely aware of a controversial statement that was made recently by J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, in an interview with a British entertainment magazine, Wonderland. In the interview (conducted, amusingly enough, by Emma… Continue Reading “J.K. Rowling Can Say What She Wants”
