The Jar of Dirt Sails Again!

Ahoy! It’s been quite some time since the Jar of Dirt last set sail, but it’s once again time to start off on another literary adventure. This time, rather than embarking on an exhibition that will take us through time and space the world over, we’ll be sailing on waters of a much smaller area of the literary map. The focus of this voyage is on British Literature.

 

Now, for those of you who are new to the Jar of Dirt, this blog began as – and still is – homework, a variety which I’ve found I rather enjoy. My name is Courtney, I am an English major and History minor in my Junior year of college, and I hope to go into the field of teaching. I am a longtime and avid reader and a huge fan of the horror genre in both literature and film – as such, I am more than thrilled that, for this British Literature course, I’ll have the chance to reread Dracula. While the horror is, without a doubt, my favorite literary genre, I have a deep love for a great many novels of any number of genres. I also appreciate literature from all over the timeline of history (and have my own list of more contemporary works which others may not consider “real literature.”)

 

Now, some of you may be wondering why this blog is called the Jar of Dirt. As those of you who may have been around for our World Literature voyage may remember, I mentioned that, among other things, I have a love of pirates, and the title of this literary vessel is a vague reference to a line uttered by a famous pop culture pirate.

 

I hope that all of you enjoy our coming voyage – who knows what strange adventures may be waiting over the horizon as we sail the seas of British Literature!

Until next time!