In the age of social media, the line between our public and private selves has never been narrower.
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Category: Reading
Why is ‘Death of a Salesman’ so tragic?
You know that something’s great literature when it leaves you with a gut-wrenching feeling.
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What’s the difference between allegory & fable?
Here’s a starter for 10 – what is the point of literature?
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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Mince pies & juicy persons in Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’
Happy Christmas, all.
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What is an unreliable narrator? Reading Ishiguro & Nabokov to find out
Most of us wouldn’t want unreliable people as friends.
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What is foreshadowing? Reading Oscar Wilde’s ‘Picture of Dorian Gray’ to find out
One of the biggest debates in literary studies is this: should literature convey a moral message?
What is imagery? Reading Virginia Woolf’s ‘Mrs Dalloway’ & ‘To the Lighthouse’ to find out
One of the most confusing literary devices is also one of the most frequently seen in literature – imagery.
What Maya Angelou’s ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ shows us about pain
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Why George Orwell’s ‘1984’ is such a timeless novel
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Why you should read Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Never Let Me Go’
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