Dante’s beautifully tragic account of Paolo and Francesca captures–as many great works do–the dangers of total absorption in a relationship.
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Does Lit Lead to Illicit Sex?
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Ritually Enacting “Adultery”
Ritually enacting a piece of fiction, such as Andre Dubus’ “Adultery,” can lead to special insights.
Hockey, Canada’s Great Romance
Sidney Crosby Sports Saturday Jason Blake, a faculty member at the University of Ljubljana English Department, has just written a book on Canadian Hockey Literature (University of Toronto Press, 2010). The book explores five national themes addressed by hockey literature: nationhood, the hockey dream, violence, national identity, and family. I met Jason (who is Canadian) […]
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