Today, being reintroduced to Victorian literature in the form of Illustrated books was refreshing as an English major. I am looking forward to furthering my knowledge on literature during this particular time period, and especially to be joined once again with Lorraine Janzen for another semester. What particularly intrigued me about today's introduction is how we will be able to analyze numerous Victorian Illustrated texts through different lenses. This is an area of study that I had difficulty with fully grasping when taking ENG810 a couple years back, so I am hoping to grow more of an appreciation for this area of literature within this course. What engaged me was the way that we will be able to engage with one another; we will be able to learn and share our passions for our readings and take that into our own consideration when continuing along with ENG910. I have always been a student who requires a lot of reassurance when it comes to full understanding what we are learning, so knowing that we still have the same accessibility to resources during this time makes me feel more prepared for the semester.

I am looking forward to exploring the COVE website further on my own time to get more of an idea about what we will be studying this term. Having weekly blog posts will help me stay on track with my academics and allow me to see how my fellow classmates feel about these historical pieces of literature.