V Ron Dorn (Victor Dorn)

V. Ron Dorn is a Canadian writer. He has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Queen's University with a major in English Language and Literature and a minor in World Language Studies. He spent one year studying abroad at the Bader International Study Centre at the Herstmmonceux Castle in East Sussex, UK, where he completed the CUSAP (Canadian University Study Abroad Program.) He also has a Master's of English and Creative Writing from the University of Toronto. He is the recipient of the Queen's International Studies Certificate, the Queen's Excellence Scholarship, the Maureen Morgan English Award, and the Avie Bennett Emerging Writers Award. He has published 6 math homework textbooks with Wintertickle Press, has had one poem and one short story published with UpStart Press, and recently had a poem published in Ontario magazinesThe Northern Appeal and Petal Journal. His research interests include: medieval British literature, Old Celtic literature, Old English literature, Old French literature, Viking literature, Canadian literature, contemporary poetry and fiction, European and Canadian history, language acquisition, psychology, and sleep disorders. He is a fan of the weird, the dark, and the misunderstood. He currently lives in Barrie with his partner and two very strange little cats and is working on a novel.

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Reading Dave Eggers’ The Circle Through a Foucaultian Lens

This paper examines Dave Eggers' novel The Circle through a Foucaultian theoretical lens.

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  owlcation.com

  Malice and Masculinity: The Dark Underbelly of the Culture at King Arthur’s Court in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

  4 weeks ago

  This is a short look at the dangers of chivalric masculinity in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

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  owlcation.com

  Meanings of the Mouth: Oral Imagery in Shakespeare’s "Venus and Adonis"

  4 weeks ago

  Shakespeare is full of imagery. If you've ever had to read Shakespeare for school, you know how it is. Read on for a short analysis of the mouth and how it functions in Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis." Struggling to understand imagery in this text? Don't worry.

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  Books, Literature, and Writing

  In Defence of Beowulf: Tolkien's "The Monsters and the Critics"

  17 months ago

  Love Tolkien? What do you think of Beowulf in "The Monsters and the Critics"? This article is a short look at JRR Tolkien's "The Monsters and the Critics" and an analysis of the defence of Beowulf presented therein.

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  Literary Criticism & Analyses of Fiction Works

  Reading Dave Eggers’ The Circle Through a Foucaultian Lens

  17 months ago

  This paper examines Dave Eggers' novel The Circle through a Foucaultian theoretical lens.