Weather disappeared largely from literature when it was seen unrealted to the actions of humans. With climate change now upon us, however, a new literary genre has arisen.
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Tag Archives: John Milton
Introducing a New Genre: Cli-Fi
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Jeb! Agonistes: An Unsettling Parallel
Does Jeb Bush resemble at the moment Samson Agonistes? His rivalry with Marco Rubio also resembles any number of Shakespeare tragedies. There’s an Oedipus parallel as well.
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Satanic Fury from the Freedom Caucus
The Freedom Caucus in the House of Representatives has been behaving like Satan in “Paradise Lost.” They would be advised to see what happens to Milton’s anti-hero.
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Milton’s Satan Invades Charleston
Once again, light has attracted darkness in America with the Charleston church killings. John Milton describes how this dynamic works in “Paradise Lost” and Leslie Marmon Silko does so as well in “Ceremony.”
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Satan: Freedom Fighter Turned Dictator
“Paradise Lost” can function as a lesson in how freedom fighters become dictators. It also shows what we must do to resist this tendency.
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Milton Cautions vs. Scientific Arrogance
One of my science students found a way to examine her frustrations at her limited knowledge by looking at Satan and Eve in “Paradise Lost.”
Why Read Lit? Let Me Count the Reasons
I grapple today about why it is essential to read lit. And what happens to us when we don’t.
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How to View Prejudice in the Classics
How to handle instances of prejudice in the classics? Let the values battles fly.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged D. H. Lawrence, Dion Boucicault, Heidi, Johanna Spyri, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Octoroon, Paradise Lost, Prejudice, Rabelais, racism, Sexism, To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf Comments closed