Eleanor S Johnson

The Dwell

Eleanor Johnson is a poet, scholar, translator, and teacher. She studies medieval poetics, ethics, and literary theories. She has taught literature and creative writing at the University of California, Berkeley, and is an Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia Universi...

Practicing Literary Theory in the Middle Ages: Ethics and the Mixed Form in Chaucer, Gower, Usk, and Hoccleve

Literary scholars often avoid the category of the aesthetic in discussions of ethics, believing that purely aesthetic judgments can vitiate analyses of a literary work’s sociopolitical heft and meaning. In Practicing Literary Theory in the Middle Ages, Eleanor Johnson reveals that aesthetics—the for...

Thimbles and Thimble Cases (Shire Library)

To many people a thimble may seem to be simply a mundane and commonplace object with unromantic shape and associations, even if the work with which it assists can frequently be exquisite and imaginative. This book will open a door to the charm of the humble thimble in all its variety, from the simpl...

Needlework and Embroidery Tools (Shire Library)

As manufactured goods gradually became more easily available, ladies developed crafts such as needlework, which had previously been an essential skill for making clothing and household linens, to occupy their increased leisure time. A wide variety of useful and novelty tools and accessories, in addi...

TREAT SHOP (Treasury of Literature - Readtext Series)

Anthology developed in California and used as a text for reading classes in the 1950's.

Spelling for Word Mastery Level 7

Eleanor Ileen Johns

Eleanor Ileen Johnson Shuman (August 23, 1910 - March 10, 1998) was one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.

Thimbles & Thimble Cases

Fashion Accessories

Needlework Tools: A Guide to Collecting

Thimbles

Whistle Him in

Pirate, the Lighthouse Cat

Public Education: Meeting The Needs Of Students With Limited English Proficiency

School Technology: Five School Districts' Experiences in Funding Technology Programs