David Blake
@dhblake.bsky.social
Teacher, literary critic, cultural historian. Proponent of big ears, discerning eyes, and clear expression.
Views are sometimes my own … and sometimes the views of others which are worth entertaining for a moment or two.
@TCNJ
Views are sometimes my own … and sometimes the views of others which are worth entertaining for a moment or two.
@TCNJ
As a former member of the faculty at the Air Force Academy, I can attest that historically these institutions care deeply about the education they give to their students … and future military officers. There’s a reason their graduates win top fellowships and grad school acceptances. Keep Trump out!
May 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As a former member of the faculty at the Air Force Academy, I can attest that historically these institutions care deeply about the education they give to their students … and future military officers. There’s a reason their graduates win top fellowships and grad school acceptances. Keep Trump out!
You might be interested in this piece, Joseph. blog.oup.com/2025/02/moby...
Moby-Dick and the United States of Aggrievement
Like the white whale itself, Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick (1851) seems ubiquitous across time. For nearly a century, readers have turned to Captain Ahab’s search for the whale that took his leg to unde...
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April 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
You might be interested in this piece, Joseph. blog.oup.com/2025/02/moby...
I am very sorry for your loss. I hadn't made the connection, Ben, but your dad's work on authorship, literary performance, and Whitman was terrific. It really shaped the way I see that whole period of literary history. Condolences to you and your family.
March 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I am very sorry for your loss. I hadn't made the connection, Ben, but your dad's work on authorship, literary performance, and Whitman was terrific. It really shaped the way I see that whole period of literary history. Condolences to you and your family.
Thanks for doing the work of compiling it!
February 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Thanks for doing the work of compiling it!
Genre works equally well, though!
February 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Genre works equally well, though!
I’m only halfway through it, but this novel (on a similar topic) is revelatory.
February 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I’m only halfway through it, but this novel (on a similar topic) is revelatory.