“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” pits paganism’s Winter Solstice against Christmas. But reconciliation is possible.
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Tag Archives: Charles Dickens
Pachinko and the Miracle of Teaching
Min Jin Lee’s “Pachinko” has a scene that goes to the heart of literature teaching.
Best of Times or Worst of Times?
The opening lines of “Tale of Two Cities” capture our reality only too well.
Fani Willis’s Big Baggy Monster
The Georgia Trump indictment is like a “big baggy monster” whereas Jack Smith’s narrower indictment is like a Flaubert novel.
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Dickens’s Evolving View of Christmas
Dickens didn’t so much invent Christmas–or even reinvent it–as supercharge it. “A Christmas Carol” was key in the endeavor.
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Irresponsible Coal Companies
Coal miner owners have been leaving behind messes for others to clean up. Dickens reports something similar in “Hard Times.”
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