The Middling Place
Sabrina Nesbitt|PhD student, emily, Simon HaisellEnglish PhD student; don't let others tell you what to read before you learn how to read
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 51 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 13 days ago |
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So, What is a Novel? From Homer to Cervantes
Architecture of the Novel 4.1: Where we get into theory & what existed before the modern conception of the novel
Georg Lukács famously defined the novel as “the epic of a world that has been abandoned by God.”
A Surprisingly Simple Way to Remember Everything You Read
As I type this, I’m sitting on the patio of Pedaler’s Fork in Calabasas, California. The smell of jasmine is creeping in with the crisp breeze, and, thankfully, I’m being warmed by a large space heater hanging from the wooden rafters above...
From Clues to Chaos: The Evolution of Detective Fiction, Poe to Present Day
Poe to Present Day
My name is Sabrina, and I run The Middling Place: A space for you and me to practice the art of close reading within context so that we can, hopefully, closely read our world.
Writing the Liminal Space in the Historical Fiction Genre
Just in case you missed it, my name is Sabrina, and I run The Middling Place: A space for you and me to practice the art of close reading within context so that we can, hopefully, closely read our world. I aim to do this in a variety of way...
Between the Acts: The Dishcloth and Silk
A meditation on convention and artistic vision
Just in case you missed it, my name is Sabrina, and I run The Middling Place: A space for you and me to practice the art of close reading within context so that we can, hopefully, closely read...
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