One of the biggest debates in literary studies is this: should literature convey a moral message?
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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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How to read the dramatic monologue: comparing Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poems
Following our discussion of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, I figured that we should look at a less turbulent and more loving union of literary minds: Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
How to understand any speech: your guide to ethos, pathos & logos
In this post, let’s take a break from poetry and literature to look at something slightly different – rhetoric and persuasion.
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Why are books so dangerous? Reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘Brave New World’
Dystopian fiction is a popular genre in most high school English curricula, and for good reason.
