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I thought I'd report on a successful search of the archives this morning
that was much simpler than I'd thought it would be.
In my night class last evening we were discussing Hawthorne's _The House
of the Seven Gables_ and one of my students was pointing out Hawthorne's
use of language and how he found the novel difficult to read because of =
H's.
descriptive passages and the "old," 19C words. As he strung out a list =
of=20
words he'd found difficult, I was struck by how many of them
made me think of Dickinson, whom we had also read for class. We =
discussed
this in class and then launched into potential differences in the role =
of description
in prose between that time and ours. Driving home, I pondered some of =
the
imagery in the novel, and how it reminded me in so many ways of images =
in
ED's poems. I'd thought I'd remembered a thread about this topic as =
well on another
ED discussion list in the past.
This morning, I wanted to look up whether or not there was any =
documentation
that supported Dickinson's having read _7 Gables_. I was pretty sure =
she had
and had books available that I could search, but I was typing up a =
midterm on
the computer and decided to visit the DEA and do a quick search there to =
see
if anything turned up.
At the Search field, I simply typed in the title of the book. Sure =
enough, the
first "hit" that came up was Johnson's comment about Letter 62, which =
contained
the full title. I clicked back to the letter, and there it was--Emily =
writing to Austin,
comparing their relationship in a loose way to Hepzibah's and =
Clifford's. Bingo!
I'm thinking that this simple success story points up something =
important about
archiving our well-used book resources electronically--I'm not sure a =
concordance would
have covered the *comment* section, which the search engine found. I =
probably
would've had to look up the characters' names in order to find that same =
letter so
quickly.
Way to go, DEA!
Connie.
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Dear fellow DEA users,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I thought I'd report on a successful search of the =
archives=20
this morning</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>that was much simpler than I'd thought it would=20
be.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>In my night class last evening we were discussing =
Hawthorne's=20
_The House</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>of the Seven Gables_ and one of my students was =
pointing out=20
Hawthorne's</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>use of language and how he found the novel difficult =
to read=20
because of H's.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>descriptive passages and the "old," 19C =
words. =20
</FONT><FONT size=3D2>As he strung out a list of </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>words he'd found difficult, I was struck by how many =
of=20
them</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>made me think of Dickinson, whom we had also read =
for=20
class. We discussed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>this in class and then launched into potential =
differences in=20
the role of description</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>in prose </FONT><FONT size=3D2>between that time and =
ours. =20
Driving home, I pondered some of the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>imagery in the novel, and how it reminded me in so =
many ways=20
of images in</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>ED's poems. I'd thought I'd remembered a =
thread about=20
this topic as well on another</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>ED discussion list in the past.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>This morning, I wanted to look up whether or not =
there was any=20
documentation</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>that supported Dickinson's having read _7 =
Gables_. I was=20
pretty sure she had</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>and had books available that I could search, but I =
was typing=20
up a midterm on</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>the computer and decided to visit the DEA and do a =
quick=20
search there to see</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>if anything turned up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>At the Search field, I simply typed in the title of =
the=20
book. Sure enough, the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>first "hit" that came up was Johnson's =
comment about=20
Letter 62, which contained</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>the full title. I clicked back to the letter, =
and there=20
it was--Emily writing to Austin,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>comparing their relationship in a loose way to =
Hepzibah's and=20
Clifford's. Bingo!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I'm thinking that this simple =
success story=20
points up something important about</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>archiving our well-used book resources =
electronically--I'm not=20
sure a concordance would</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>have covered the *comment* section, which the search =
engine=20
found. I probably</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>would've had to look up the characters' names in =
order to find=20
that same letter so</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>quickly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Way to go, DEA!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Connie.</FONT></DIV>
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