One of the most interesting things about literature is what I like to call the ‘certainty of ambiguity’.
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Tag: literary analysis
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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Comparing love poetry (II): Reading Philip Larkin & Carol Ann Duffy
A friend of mine once said, “what good are emotions if all they do is make you weak?”
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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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Comparing love poetry (I): Thomas Hardy’s ‘Neutral Tones’ & Maura Dooley’s ‘Letters from Yorkshire’
(This post contains two detailed videos on the topic.)
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Looking at war poetry (II): Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’ and Ted Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’
(This post contains two detailed videos on the topic.)
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The supernatural in Macbeth: 3 key ideas (with quotes, analysis & video)
(This post contains a detailed video on the topic.)
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What’s the difference between symbol & motif?
Symbol, motif and theme – otherwise known as the triumvirate of literary fiction.
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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?
The Hyperbolit School 