Katie RayThoughts on Baudelaire and the GothicThis week I finally took the time to sit down and plough through Charles Baudelaire’s infamous poetry collection, Les Fleurs du Mal (1857)…Feb 4, 2019Feb 4, 2019
Katie RayEdward Lear and Lewis Carroll: Making Sense of Nonsense‘What are we talking about when we talk about nonsense?’Nov 6, 2018Nov 6, 2018
Katie RayBleak House: Marketing, Money, and the MediaAdaptation and its commercial motivationJan 7, 2018Jan 7, 2018
Katie RayI’m backI started this page a while ago now, to support a friend and also as part of a non-commital resolution to write down more of the stuff that…Dec 2, 2017Dec 2, 2017
Katie RayThoughts on Jane Austen’s EmmaThis week I read Emma (1815), arguably Jane Austen’s most successful published novel, and unfortunately my initial reaction was to feel…Feb 24, 2016Feb 24, 2016