As with other mass killings, “Beowulf” has lessons for the Paris massacre. Defoe and Rabelais, meanwhile, give us insight in the targeted satirical journal “Charlie Hebdo.”
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Grendel in Paris
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What Defoe Would Say about Ebola
Daniel Defoe’s “Journal of the Plague Year” has good advice for dealing with outbreaks, such as not to react with overly harsh and fearful measures.
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Fences Entrap Rather than Protect
“Robinson Crusoe” functions as a parable about America’s fear of immigrants.
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Moll Flanders: How to Make It in Hard Times
If my students enjoy “Moll Flanders,” it may be because of their large debt load and uncertain job prospects.
Lit’s 10 Most Painful Marriage Proposals
Literature 10 most painful marriage proposals.
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Moll Flanders, Quintessential Capitalist
Moll Flanders is the ultimate capitalist, putting a price on everything. And my class finds itself cheering for her.
In Solitary Others We See Ourselves
When a Maine hermit is arrested after 27 years in solitude, we project our stories upon him.
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Lit’s Role in the Decline of Violence
The empathy fostered by novel reading may have played a role in the decline of violence.
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My Son Marries into Crusoe’s Island
Robinson Crusoe’s island may well be the home country of my new daughter-in-law.
