Markus Zusak’s “The Book Thief” shows both the power and the danger of stories.
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Behn’s Comedy Masks Feminist Protest
Aphra Behn’s 1677 play “The Rover” hides its feminist protest within a comic form.
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Who is the Worst Rake in Jane Austen?
A ranking of jane Austen’s rakes. Who is the most objectionable?
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Emma, George IV, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Prince Regent, rake culture, Regency period, Sense and Sensibility Comments closed
Dr. Seuss: We Can Do Better Than This
Scott Bates’ homage do Dr. Seuss tell us to draw on the power of the imagination and buck up.
A Play for the Painfully Shy
Oliver Goldsmith’s “She Stoops to Conquer” is balm for the painfully shy
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Biblical Paintings, Allowable Eroticism
Many famous Biblical paintings were thinly veiled excuses for eroticism. Trollope captures this in “The Last Chronicle of Barset.”
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Ignorant Armies Clash by Night
Matthew Arnold’s “Dover Beach” has some sentiments which apply to the National Football League.
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Social Media Invades the Classics
Imagining literary characters using social media opens up new insights into a work.
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Beholding the Summer Dead before Me
Shakespeare and Swinburne both write powerful poems about autumn.
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