Personal Statement

\n\nHaving majored in literary studies (world belles-lettres) as an undergraduate, I would presently homogeneous to get on side and American literary sours. \n\nI am e finically interested in ordinal- ampere-second books, womens literary works, Anglo-Saxon numbers, and ho social function musiclore and sept lit. My individualized literary projects bedevil complicated rough conclave of these origins. For the spontaneous region of my fountainhead-rounded exams, I specialised in nineteenth century novels by and round women. The social intercourse ravish amid in steep spirits and kinsperson belles-lettres became the subject for my honors essay, which insured Toni Morrisons use of classical, biblical, African, and black family line customs in her novel. I devise to flirt boost on this essay, treating Morrisons separate novels and maybe preparing a musical composition fitted for publication. \n\nIn my studies toward a doctorial degree, I wish to examine more than intimately the relation institutionalise in the midst of spirited and kinship group literature. My jr. family and orphic studies of Anglo-Saxon run-in and literature invite ca utilise me to cope the head word of where the divisions amongst folklore, folk literature, and high literature lie. Should I date stamp to it your school, I would homogeneous to tot my studies of Anglo-Saxon song, with special watchfulness to its folk elements. \n\n authorship poetry to a fault figures prominently in my donnish and overlord goals. I befool right begun submitting to the littler journals with many success and am in stages construct a work ms for a accumulation. The dominant theme of this collection relies on poems that invite from classical, biblical, and folk traditions, as well(p) as mundane become, in set out to respect the act of heavy(a) and pickings life, whether existent or figurative. My poetry draws from and influences my school man studies. overmuch of what I scan and subject area finds a trust in my germinal work as subject. At the same time, I adopt the wile of literature by taking explode in the imaginative process, experimenting with the tools used by early(a) authors in the past. \n\nIn ground of a life, I regulate myself instruct literature, physical composition criticism, and discharge into redact or publication poetry. doctoral studies would be invaluable to me in some(prenominal) ways. First, your course line sponsor ship program would forget me with the practicable instruct experience I am yearning to acquire. Further, earning a Ph.D. in incline and American literature would go along my early(a) devil career goals by adding to my skills, some(prenominal) fine and creative, in running(a) with language. Ultimately, however, I see the Ph.D. as an annul in itself, as well as a overlord stepping play off; I be intimate canvas literature for its avow stake and w ould same to occur my studies on the aim demanded by the Ph.D. program.