Monthly Archives: February 2022

Crusoe and the American Work Ethic

A Pakistani student looks at Americans and notes their obsession with time. One can see that same obsession in Defoe’s “Robinson Crusoe.”

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Comic Literary Twitter (Continued)

Comic literary tweets from Professor Tobias Wilson-Bates

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A Love Poem Flavored with Salt

Clifton’s “salt” works as a Valentine’s Day poem, but not a normal one.

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Chaucer’s Miller & the Los Angeles Rams

The LA Rams won the Super Bowl, bringing Chaucer’s Miller to mind.

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When Spiritual Longings Are Thwarted

George Eliot’s Dorothea is a soul with great spiritual longings in unpropitious circumstances.

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Lit as a Life Survival Kit

When I teach literature, I emphasize application first, interpretation second.

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Lit’s Top Ten Single Moms

A top ten list of single mobs in lit include works by Austen, Bronte, Alcott, Euripides, Shakespeare, and others.

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Is the Left Attacking the Bard? Nope

Seeking to bring back the 1990s culture wars, an “American Conservative” article claims the left is attacking Shakespeare. Nope.

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Mike Pence Kept the Sky Suspended

A.E. Housman has the proper poem for Mike Pence not giving way to Trump’s pressure on January 6.

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