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Every Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Named after Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Prize in Literature honors writers with "the most distinguished work of an idealistic tendency" in the field.
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How Well Do You Know The Story of an Hour?
The Story of an Hour is a famous American short story. What happens in this story? And, why is the story so memorable? Test your knowledge about The Story of an Hour.
The Catcher in the Rye
Test Your Knowledge of the Catcher in the Rye [Quiz]
How well do you know The Catcher in the Rye? Test your knowledge of the classic novel with this quiz.
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Lord of the Flies: A Critical History
A critical history for William Golding's classic novel, Lord of the Flies.
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In Her Own Voice: Female Characters in 19th Century Literature
Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe created female characters with voice and agency, despite limited nineteenth-century male narrators.
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Literary Miscellany, Vol. 4: Fun Facts, Quotes, and Trivia
In this fourth volume of our popular "Literary Miscellany" series, we explore classic authors' interesting habits, favorite drinks, and other fun facts.
Antoine Wiertz [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Favorite Characters from Classic Lit: Jude, Gregor and Quasimodo
In the fourth volume of the popular "Favorite Characters from Classic Lit" series, we explore men and monsters. Who is your favorite?
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Womanhood and Individualism: "The Awakening" of Edna Pontellier
Edna Pontellier, heroine of Kate Chopin's "The Awakening," experiences three important elements of self: the artist, the sexually aware, the mother.
By F.D. Bedford [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Literary Miscellany, Vol 3: From Peter Pan to the Bible and Back Again
Can you identify famous lines from children's classics? Ever wonder which real-life people have inspired literature? Come find out all this and more!
By Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855). Translator: C. J. Backman (1825-1874). (Scanned by Simsalabim) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Individuality and Self-Worth: Feminist Accomplishment in Jane Eyre
Whether or not Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is a feminist work has been widely debated for decades. Is it fair to view Bronte's work as feminist?
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Henry David Thoreau in the 21st Century: Can Walden Still Speak to Us Today?
Over 150 years ago, Henry David Thoreau asked us to consider the virtues of a simpler life in place of 'luxuries'. Does the message still speak to us?
By E. H. Townsend, illustrator: From Jane Eyre (by Charlotte Bronte), New York: Putnam and Sons, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Dreams as Narrative Structure in Wide Sargasso Sea
An analysis of the dream structure for Jean Rhys's contemporary postcolonial classic, Wide Sargasso Sea (1966).
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's Taps at Reveille (1935): An Exploration of Themes
F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, also wrote superb short stories that explore life in the Jazz Age. We review themes in Taps at Reveille.
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Shakespearean "Love" in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Is William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream really about love? We explore alternate motives for one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies.
By H. M. Brock (brother of C. E. Brock) (http://solitary-elegance.com/na-02.htm) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
On the 'Imbecility' of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey
We take a closer look at characters in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey and enter into discussion with Edward Neill's "The Secret of Northanger Abbey."
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