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[anghraine]

I got some nice comments on wgdots (my giant fic for The Borgias), so I was re-reading the chapters the comment was on, and saw another from when I originally posted it that I'd forgotten:

I don't know if you're a theologist, historian, or just really, REALLY dedicated to your research

Aww. That would be "really, really dedicated to the research" with a side of "I was writing a tangentially related paper," but the compliment is still felt!

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Aww that is sweet (and I'm sure well-deserved, knowing you).

I'd say you were kind of history-adjacent, in your field? As in, historic knowledge informs literary analysis? And also like, research skill overlap. But what do I know I'm an engineer ;)

[anghraine]

Thank you!

Heh, when I had to describe my theoretical orientation towards literature in my prospectus, I settled on "reluctant historicist"—I am staunchly against reducing literature to historical documents or subordinating literary understanding to the historical, but historical context is so important and illuminating, especially the further you go back. So I think they're intrinsically tied together, even if I'm not a historian :)