Notes for 9/19

What really carries us away?

• Sex drugs and rock n' Roll
• The aesthetic experience

What does Daisy Miller really have to fear?

• Rape

The Male Predator

The ravenous animal= wolf. ex) wolf in Little Red Riding Hood

Demon lover= satyr, satan. ex) Arnold Friend in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been"

Beast= blend of beast and prince. ex) Beast in "Beauty and the Beast"

Prince= "The Prince" but isn't he a little boring?

What is Southern Gothic?

Motto of the class: "The truth is beside the point"

Logos- Divine creative element of creation

Have you ever experienced a work of art that when you looked at the work you were changed?

With everything you gain or lost something.

Wizard of Oz, represents reality v. imagination. Kansas is reality and Oz is imagination. Everything begins with reality. The imaginative is supremely true however the imaginary is not real.

The poet does not imitate reality, the poet creates it.