"To the natural philosopher there is no natural object unimportant or trifling…a soap bubble…an apple…a pebble…He walks in the midst of wonders." John Herschel, A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy (1830)
Friday, November 21, 2014
Assignment for Tuesday, Nov. 25
In preparation for reading William Shakespeare's comedy, Much Ado about Nothing, read the handout on Shakespeare's rhetoric and then the two sonnets linked below, paying particular attention to their rhetorical features.