I will start this post by announcing that I received the copy of Certain Lively Episodes that I ordered. And today, my dog ate about 1/8 of it, including the cover. Thank the stars I got it cheap. At first, I thought he'd eaten the expensive copy of the Anne Conway bio that I just got. I think I might have to order another copy of Episodes since I'll probably be using that one a lot. It's kinds of hard to manage as is.
Quick snippets: I haven't been working much because I've got in-laws in town ALL week. But last week I did do most of my bibliography for "Chapter One" and a rough outline for said chapter. These are the things I'll send to my advisor by next Monday (a week before I arrive). I'll probably add to them a bit before I send them, but I think they should be ready in time.
As I was doing the bib, I put some books in my Amazon.com shopping cart, including some books by/about some of the women Platonists in the late c17--Anne Conway, Katherine Philips, Mary Astell, Elizabeth Singer Rowe. I received and started reading the Conway book today. I'm very eager to read the slender Philips bio that I ordered.
I've smoothed out some of the travel plans, but I need to call the travel agent tomorrow to find out why she hasn't called me about my train tix (which should have arrived at the travel agency by now). I still need to call one hotel to change my reservations and ask for a refund for two days (I'll still be there five) even though their website says they don't give refunds. Unfortunately, the hotel charged my credit card back when the dollar was weak.
Ah, well.
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What a bummer about the book! It sounds like you're just about ready for your trip, and that you've accomplished a lot so far. You mentioned in an earlier post that you feel overwhelmed when you think of the big picture. I think every grad student does. Except maybe one. And he was in my grad program.
I've been really enjoying reading women's bios and diaries and such for my dissertation. I think that it may incorporate more of those texts than I originally thought.
Happy reading.
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