Poe: The Gloom Within
Poe:The Gloom Within By Brittany Higdon Poe’s work has endured through marked changes in literary fashion, because he speaks to the darkness in human experience. As much as […]
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Student Essay: The Timely Lessons of “Cancer Ward”
Student Essay: The Timely Lessons of “Cancer Ward” By Lynn Kong Solzhenitsyn here paints a picture of humanity in miniature. The year 2020 has put each of us
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Kafka: An Author Profile
KafkaAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard The work of Kafka is nonsensical, dark, directionless—and celebrated. ❧ Full name and titles: Franz Kafka [fränts käf-kà; see our pronunciation guide for details]❧ Dates:
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Student Essay: Tolkien and Allegory
Student Essay: Tolkien and Allegory By Nathan Boone Tolkien’s cosmos remains popular because it captures many differing kinds of imagination. From the Odyssey, to Beowulf, to Harry Potter,
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Shelley: An Author Profile
ShelleyAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Practically every sci-fi, horror, and futuristic story owes something to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. ❧ Full name and titles: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, née
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Maimonides: An Author Profile
MaimonidesAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Maimonides shaped all subsequent schools of Judaism, and even the development of Medieval Christianity. ❧ Full name and titles: Moshe ben Maimon,
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Ibsen: An Author Profile
IbsenAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Ibsen is among the most influential—and controversial—of modern dramatists. ❧ Full name and titles: Henrik Johan Ibsen [hĕn-rĭk yō-hän ĭb-sĕn; see our pronunciation
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Plutarch: An Author Profile
PlutarchAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown History is a standard subject in every curriculum. But why do we study it? ❧ Full name and titles: Lucius Mestrius Plutarch
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Student Essay: Does Power Corrupt?
We are taught Lord Acton’s proverb throughout our lives, but Orwell’s novella “Animal Farm,” surprisingly enough, tells a quite different tale about power.
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Marx: An Author Profile
Marx is, to put it mildly, a controversial figure. But nineteenth and twentieth century history cannot be understood without studying his ideas.
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