Four Marks of a Classic Book
Four Marks of a Classic Book By Gabriel Blanchard What do we mean when we call the great books “great”? The CLT author bank, our version of a […]
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Great Works & Authors
Tolkien and the Classics
Tolkien and the Classics By Travis Copeland Tolkien’s thoughtful criticism of the Western canon starkly contrasts with the fashionable attacks on it in our own day. In a
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Bunyan: An Author Profile
BunyanAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Bunyan conveys great moral and spiritual insight in a surprisingly accessible novel. ❧ Full name and titles: John Bunyan [jôn bŭn-yàn; see
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Averroes: An Author Profile
AverroesAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Though little studied today, Averroes was one of the chief architects of Medieval thought. ❧ Full name and titles: أبو الوليد محمد
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Wollstonecraft: An Author Profile
WollstonecraftAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Wollstonecraft represented the first glimmer of female equality before the law. ❧ Full name and titles: Mary Wollstonecraft [mê-rē wõł-støn-krăft; see our pronunciation
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Student Essay: Humility in “Pride and Prejudice”
Student Essay: Humility in Pride and Prejudice By Ana Schau The moral development of the principal characters is not only the theme of Pride and Prejudice, but the
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Darwin: An Author Profile
DarwinAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Charles Darwin permanently altered the basic assumptions of modern science. ❧ Full name and titles: Charles Robert Darwin [chäŕłz rŏb-ŕt däŕ-wĭn; see
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Student Essay: Myth and Fairy-Story
Student Essay:Myth and Fairy-Story J. R. R. Tolkien, the father of modern fantasy, once said, “The original Hobbit was never intended to have a sequel—Bilbo ‘remained very happy
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Thucydides: An Author Profile
ThucydidesAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard In classical Greece, even the strictest historian was obliged to be at the same time a tragedian. ❧ Full name and titles:
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Disruption, or Development?
Disruption, or Development? By Gabriel Blanchard What exactly is #DisruptTexts trying to do? And is its strategy really the best? There are few questions as contentious in education
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