Category: Lesson Plans

  • “‘In New York You Can Be a New Man’: Adapting American Mythology in Hamilton”

    “‘In New York You Can Be a New Man’: Adapting American Mythology in Hamilton”

    Author: Rachel M. Hartnett, College of Coastal Georgia, Survey of American LiteraturePeer-Reviewers: Kathryn McClain and James FleuryWebsite Developer: Kristen Figgins Summary This lesson originates from a lower-division undergraduate survey of American literature I taught at the University of Florida in Fall 2018. The course served as an introduction to well-known texts and authors…

  • “L’Inferno (1911): Encountering Adaptation Through Silent Cinema”

    “L’Inferno (1911): Encountering Adaptation Through Silent Cinema”

    Author: T. A. Morris, University of Florida, LIT2110–World Literature: Ancient to RenaissancePeer-Reviewers: Kathryn McClain and James FleuryWebsite Developer: Kristen Figgins Lesson Title: “L’Inferno (1911): Encountering Adaptation Through Silent Cinema” Summary This lesson covers a screening and discussion of the Dantescan silent film adaptation L’Inferno (1911). Italian and English language editions of this film…