Diana Wynne Jones’s “Fire and Hemlock” draws on the Tam Lin story to give women a model for heroism that counters the role assigned to them in traditional fairy tales.
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Diana Wynne Jones’s Feminist Fantasy
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Trollope and Patriarchal Marriage
By portraying traditional Victorian marriages, Anthony Trollope exposes the pathologies that came with them.
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Ask Jane: Advice for Lovers
“Pride and Prejudice” functions as a perceptive guide in how to develop a soul relationship.
How Jane Eyre Is Not Twilight
“Jane Eyre” provides a lesson in how to emerge whole from a toxic relationship.
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Pope’s Longing for a Spotless Mind
The movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” uses an Alexander Pope poem as its springboard.
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Relationship Advice from Blake
Blake’s “Clod and the Pebble” warn us to steer between two opposite dangers in our relationships.
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The Tragicomedy of High School Dating
“She Stoops to Conquer” captures all the pain of adolescent dating failures.
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How Do You Like Love? All Ways
Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” is the perfect play for Valentine’s Day.
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