Paper preparation: James' and Thayer's Telegraphs
Paper Preparation: Telegraph: ‘on the line’ vs. ‘in the mind’
Key Terms: Jamesian, telegraph form, telegraphic romance, virtual experience
Structure: Historical/contextual information about the telegraph
Compare/contrast the form and content of the two texts
Close reading of a passage from each text that demonstrates the different effect of
each.
Sources: Pollard, Tomas. "Telegraphing The Sentence And The Story: Iconicity In In Thecage By Henry James." European Journal Of English Studies 5.1 (2001): 81. Academic Search Premier. Web. 17 Nov. 2013.
--Discusses the use of telegraphed messages in the book `In the Cage,' by Henry James. Conditions of structural diagrammatic iconicity; Use of iconicity to imitate the transmission of the telegraph in plot and syntax; Central role of the telegraph in the book.
Shelangoskie, Susan. "Anthony Trollope And The Social Discourse Of Telegraphy After Nationalisation1." Journal Of Victorian Culture (Edinburgh University Press) 14.1 (2009): 72-92. Academic Search Premier. Web. 7 Nov. 2013.
Orienting: What form does the telegraph take in each novel? How does the telegraph influence each telegraphist/protagonist?