The OWU English Department Blog
Homerâs Iliad is a work that almost every student of literature is bound to read at some point in their lives. It has been considered required reading literally for millenia. The Rare Books Collection has an edition of the Iliad published in 1660, translated by John Ogilby. It is a beautiful book, filled with annotations which summarize much of the previous scholarship on the Iliad.…
Bright lights, spinning wheels, ice cream at every corner, and more toys then your heart could desire. Children covered head to toe in unknown sticky substances, while drinking sugar water and shuffling through the dirt roads in awe of everything around them. What more could a kid ask for. The Delaware Fair was heaven on earth.…
This novel captures a historical culture in a unique way. When I first opened this novel I was immersed in the world of 1930s Germany. The story line follows an Englishman living in Berlin just as Hitler rose to power. Throughout the novel there are many twists and turns that shock and engage the reader.…
One of the most exciting parts of the Rare Books section in Beeghly is the Bayley/Walt Whitman Collection. This unique trove of materials includes many first or early editions of Whitmanâs work, photographs of Whitman, and even a scrapbook put together by Whitman himself! Â 
One of the most important pieces we have is a first edition of Whitmanâs Leaves of Grass.…
We’re all feeling a bit stressed with midterms right around the corner, so we at The Sturges Script figured a few posts about one of the Scholars’ favorite stress relievers–dogs–may be helpful!
So, meet Professor Butcherâs dogs, Oosk and Piper! Oosk is 3 years old and was rescued from a hoarder in Columbus.…
In Beeghly Libraryâs Special Collections section, one of the many treasures hidden in the shelves is a first edition of âBiographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of my Literary Life and Opinionsâ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Whatâs most special about OWUâs copy, though, is that it is from the personal library of William Wordsworth!…
So who are you and what did you do?
Adrian: My name is Adrian Burr and Iâm a Spanish and English double major, and Sarah and I did a Theory-to-Practice Grant entitled âFemale Empowerment in Classical Spanish Theaterâ with Professor Glenda Nieto-Cuebas.
Sarah: My name is Sarah Gielink, and Iâm a Theater and Spanish double major with an English minor.…
From an experimental course with Dr. Zack Long to the stage with Chicago-based theatre troupe Odd’s Bodkins, Hannah Mary Simpson ’16 has seen “The Tragedy of Tom Riddle” in all stages of production. Originally a playwriting project for Dr. Long’s “How to Write Like Shakespeare” class, “The Tragedy of Tom Riddle” tells the story of Voldemort in Shakespearian verse.…
We at The Sturges Script couldn’t be prouder of this year’s Seniors of Sturges, and want to extend our warmest congratulations on their academic accomplishments and future plans! To all our seniors, we wish you the best, and you will be missed!
Cooper Comstock: My time spent at Ohio Wesleyan were the better part of my college experience.…
We at The Sturges Script couldn’t be prouder of this year’s Seniors of Sturges, and want to extend our warmest congratulations on their academic accomplishments and future plans! Today, we’ll be recognizing some of our wonderful English minors!
Zoe Sares:Â I have had such an amazing experience through the OWU English department and I am sad to be leaving it. Â …
