Love, Death, Failure & Success -- An Instant Favorite in Books & Literature
Thursday June 26, 2003
Edna Ferber wrote nine plays, two autobiographies, eleven short story collections, and thirteen novels. Ferber also created "So Big," a novel which received the Pulitzer Prize in 1924, and is ... Read More
Richard II: Another Take
Tuesday June 24, 2003
William Shakespeare's "Richard II" is now playing on the Elizabethan Stage of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which is "the oldest full-scale Elizabethan stage in the Western hemisphere." This year, the ... Read More
Defining Terms: Myth, folklore, legend
Thursday June 19, 2003
Fairy tales, myths, legends, and folklore are terms which may seem to mean the same thing: fanciful tales. This conception is seemingly validated by the fact that the terms are ... Read More
Robin Hood Legend
Wednesday June 18, 2003
In this mythic biography, Stephen Knight traces the origins of the legend, providing invaluable insights into why Robin Hood is still such an essential and evolving legend in our culture ... Read More
Where Does The Time Go?
Tuesday June 17, 2003
Welcome to the daily literature e-mail, where you'll read literature. Each day, you'll receive a short passage of literature, which is drawn from the Classic Literature e-text library. Besides offering ... Read More
Behind the Pirate Legend
Monday June 16, 2003
Pirates appear in some of our greatest adventure literature. In this new book, Richard Zacks explores the pirate life and adventures from the viewpoint of Captain Kidd, a man who ... Read More
From Iliad to Catcher in the Rye -- Round of Classics
Sunday June 15, 2003
At first glance, you're sure to see that the book is a parody of all that we hold dear in literature. On the cover, Garrison Keillor says: "Funny and well-done... ... Read More
Lost Notes of Virginia Woolf -- Rediscovered
Saturday June 14, 2003
Lost notes from Virginia Woolf were recently discovered, according to "The Guardian." In his article, John Ezard quotes biographer Hermione Lee: ""It is an extraordinary story and a very ... Read More