Author Archives: Jacob Graudin

The subject of my study is the novel House of Leaves, written by Mark Z. Danielewski. Danielewski’s debut in 2000, House of Leaves is the product of a decade of work, and, at 709 pages, it shows. The work is … Continue reading →

A recent interview I read for my research project brought up an interesting question for me. This interview, conducted by Larry McCaffery and Sinda Gregory, is directed towards Mark Z. Danielewski, the author of “House of Leaves.” Danielewski, in response … Continue reading →

Gage’s post instantly brought to mind the novel that I am doing my research project on, House of Leaves. The book has a similar layout to The Raw Shark Texts, although instead of emulating the form of a fish, the … Continue reading →

I’ve just checked out the first couple minutes of the Nollywood movie “Love My Way,” and I must admit that there is a certain amount of culture shock in the very act of viewing a product of Nigerian cinema. While … Continue reading →

Last semester, while still a history major, I took the department’s equivalent to this class, History 299: The Historian’s Craft. This class was essentially an overview of the techniques of studying history and the difficulties it presents. Our professor, Dr. … Continue reading →

I have just finished reading about Ideology in The Theory Toolbox and The Bedford Glossary, and I can safely say that the concept of ideology has left me rather baffled, even more so that some of the other obtuse elements … Continue reading →

While, as Rebecca has made clear, Marxist criticism is a study of social context in a piece of work, the fact that Marxist criticism itself is a product of social context adds another layer of intricacy to it. The background … Continue reading →

All of this talk of signifiers and signified in The Theory Toolbox and The Bedford Glossary reminded me of a book I recently read called Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. The book’s author/artist, comics theorist Scott McCloud, has a similar … Continue reading →

The work I have decided to study in-depth is House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. The book is at the height of post-modern writing; it starts out as a book written about a documentary, The Navidson Record, that does … Continue reading →

The Wife of Bath is an incredible literary figure simply because her character is open to the readings of dozens of schools of literary theory and criticism. While other works can be somewhat limited in their possibilities for criticism, the … Continue reading →