Anna Teekell, assistant professor, Department of English, Christopher Newport University, tells the story behind the writing and publication of Watt, the novel Beckett wrote during his time in the French Resistance and in hiding, during World War II.
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In Chuck Dixon’s comic,The Nam: The Death of JoeHallen,protagonist JoeHallendefies the reality of most African American soldiers’ experience in the Vietnam War. In its initial phases, Marvel’sThe Namwas meant to be a realist…
Accidental Green showcases six healing plants found in the city of St. Louis. The plants in the book are usually regarded as weeds. By examining the properties of these plants, the book asks viewers to question how we move through the urban…
Published as number 51 in P.WashU.I;
1 papyrus fragment 12.5 x 14.8;
15 lines of text;
Scope note: This fragment is in extremely poor condition. If it is a private account, it would seem to describe expenditures mostly for taxes;
Imaging and…
Published as number 57 in P.WashU.I;
1 papyrus fragment 15.2 x 18.0;
13 lines of text;
http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/manuscripts/throop.html;
Scope note: This is a fragment of an account (determined by ginontai in line 13). There are two…