Essays in Search of a Medium (2002)
an essay collection
by Julian Darius
Contents
Essays on Literature
- Pulling the Cheese from the Mousetrap: Donne's "The Bait" as (Anti-)Pornographic Narrative Fantasy
- Logothanatos or What the Hell is It? "Paradoxe" or "Thesis"?: The Two Faces of Donne's Biathanatos
- The Criticism and Opinions of Tritical Shandyites, Scholars
- The "half-told and mangled tale" of Caleb Williams
- "As great a Curiosity, as a Dictator from the Plow": Prefacing
Laboring-Class Poetry
- "W - a - l - d - e - n," a large number of words by "T - h - o - r - e - a - u"
- Odysseus's Scar, Irene's Cunt, and the Smell of Rain in July
Essays on Motion Pictures
- We're Rarely Making Movies
- An Apology for Some Recent Popular, Lucrative Films: Titanic, The Matrix, Gladiator, and Fight Club
- Cast Away Review
- Some Thoughts on Eyes Wide Shut
- "Why are you here?": Traffic's Mask for Conservative Race Dynamics
- Why L. A. Law is Great, a Subjective Memoir: BOOM (and Amanda Donahoe)
- Fuck The Simpsons