Parlour is an open-access journal dedicated to furthering the scope and conversation of literary criticism and analysis. Parlour seeks to convey and represent the voices of all levels of scholarship—graduate students, post-doctorals working in or out of their field, tenured professionals, and non-traditional scholars—all are welcome to join in our mission of creating a more vibrant and varied community of literary scholarship. Welcome to Parlour, where your ideas are the most important guest.