Friday, April 18, 2025 : TES > eTexts

eTexts

Many electronic text (etext) archives make available some or all of the texts that I use in my classes. For the locations of some of these etext archives, see my literature online links. The essays, poetry, short stories, lyrics, and videos I have below represent my effort to provide specific copies of certain works for my students. The latest QuickTime technology facilitates the delivery of a true multimedia examination on musical texts and videos; therefore, a QuickTime plugin is required for listening to the musical tracks. For a statement about fair use, see my site disclaimer. All copyrighted material is available for student use only and is protected by authentication.

Essays

• Baudrillard, Jean. “The Automation of the Robot.”
• ---. from “The Precession of Simulacra.” Simulacra and Simulation. 1981.
• Bloom, Amy. “Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man? And Vice Versa.” Oprah October (2002): 113-116.
• Fish, Stanley. “Condemnation without Absolutes.”
• McLuhan, Marshall. “The Medium Is the Message.” Understanding Media. New York: Mentor, 1964.
• Negroponte, Nicholas. “The DNA of Information.” Being Digital. London: Coronet Books, 1995. 11-20.
• Roberts, Paul. “Paraphrasing and Summarizing.” Understanding English. New York: Harper Brothers, 1958.
• Rothstein, Edward. “‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Postmodernist’?”
• Sterling, Bruce. “Preface.” Mirrorshades. New York: Ace, 1986.

Lyrics

• Counting Crows
  • Anna Begins
  • Mr. Jones
• Dave Matthews Band
  • Ants Marching
• R.E.M.
  • Losing My Religion
  • Sweetness Follows
• Rush
  • Cold Fire
  • Dog Years
  • Mission
• Toad the Wet Sprocket
  • Pray Your Gods
  • Throw It All Away
  • Walk on the Ocean
  • Windmills

Poetry

This site used to have poetry, but since so many other sites now keep up with this much better than I could, I will leave it to them. One of the best, if not the best, is Plagiarist.com. If you cannot find it there, chances are you will not find it.

Short Prose

• Woody Allen
  • The Kugelmass Episode
• Albert Camus
  • The Myth of Sisyphus

Video

(LAN or high-speed connection necessary)

• Big Thinkers: Sherry Turkle (QuickTime; 20:53; 35MB)
• Fast Food for Thought (QuickTime; 28:33; 166 MB)
• Secret, Strange, and True: Becoming Cyborgs (QuickTime; 43:05; 75MB)