Essays in Search of a Medium (2002)
an essay collection
by Julian Darius

Contents

Essays on Literature

  1. Pulling the Cheese from the Mousetrap: Donne's "The Bait" as (Anti-)Pornographic Narrative Fantasy
  2. Logothanatos or What the Hell is It? "Paradoxe" or "Thesis"?: The Two Faces of Donne's Biathanatos
  3. The Criticism and Opinions of Tritical Shandyites, Scholars
  4. The "half-told and mangled tale" of Caleb Williams
  5. "As great a Curiosity, as a Dictator from the Plow": Prefacing Laboring-Class Poetry
  6. "W - a - l - d - e - n," a large number of words by "T - h - o - r - e - a - u"
  7. Odysseus's Scar, Irene's Cunt, and the Smell of Rain in July
Essays on Motion Pictures
  1. We're Rarely Making Movies
  2. An Apology for Some Recent Popular, Lucrative Films: Titanic, The Matrix, Gladiator, and Fight Club
  3. Cast Away Review
  4. Some Thoughts on Eyes Wide Shut
  5. "Why are you here?": Traffic's Mask for Conservative Race Dynamics
  6. Why L. A. Law is Great, a Subjective Memoir: BOOM (and Amanda Donahoe)
  7. Fuck The Simpsons