Tag Archives: Importance of Being Earnest

The Very Model of a Modern Russian General

Tweeters have been busy finding literary allusions to capture the incompetence of Russia’s armed forces in Ukraine.

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Will Trump Pay? Literature Is Unsure

Will Trump escape all accountability? Literature weighs in.

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“The Farewell’s” Oscar Wilde Ending

The film “Farewell” has a surprise ending that reminds me of a funny scene from “Importance of Being Earnest.”

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Imagine Lit Characters in Reality TV

Thursday I came across this enjoyable tweet from one Ross Danniel Bullen, who imagines a Victorian version of the House Hunters television show: Host: Iā€” Henry James: I should like a kitchen whose concept is ā€“ how shall I conceive of it ā€“ not closed, not in some way occluded, but bright, agape, unrestrained as […]

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How Dangerous Is a Little Learning?

Pope’s “a little learning” seems dangerous at first glance but the alternative is not entirely attractive.

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Style, Not Truth, the Important Thing

Truth was missing in action in the GOP’s Wednesday night debate. Oscar Wilde and John Gay would have understood.

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Portrait of the Lesbian as a Young Artist

Proust and James Joyce were particularly important in helping Alison Bechdel negotiate her complex relations with her father.

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Warning Labels for the Classics

Suggestions that certain classics come with “trigger warnings” leads of the following reflection.

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Lit’s 10 Most Painful Marriage Proposals

Literature 10 most painful marriage proposals.

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