A new book argues that epistolary novels, especially “Clarissa,” taught the 18th century empathy.
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“Clarissa” Taught the Age Empathy
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Using Novels for Sexual Assualt
In Sanditon the novel, unlike the television series, the villainous Sir Edward Denham reads novels. He learns the wrong lessons from Samuel Richardson, however.
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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.
Lit’s 10 Strongest Female Characters
Who are literature’s ten strongest female characters? Here’s my list.
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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.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Daniel Defoe, Elaine Scarry, Henry Fielding Tom Jones, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Pamela, Samuel Richardson, Steven Pinker, violence Comments closed
Kiki Ostrenga as Sister Carrie
Columnist David Brooks recently turned to Theodore Dreiser’s 1900 novel “Sister Carrie” in an attempt to make sense of the strange and disturbing case of 13-year-old internet celebrity Kiki Ostrenga.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged adolescence, Daniel Defoe, Internet, Kiki Ostrenga, Lolita, Sister Carrie, Theodor Dreiser, Vladimir Nabakov Comments closed
