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Thomas Pynchon: a mythological writer and author of complex fiction
Thomas Pynchon is a unique author who uses a complex writing style. He also has an interesting history worth checking…
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Defining epithets
Today, we are taking a look at “epithets,” how they work, and the different kinds that exist out there.
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The Great Vowel Shift: What it means and why the shift happened (kinda)
The Great Vowel Shift sounds like some sort of cataclysmic event where the world suddenly split open and words spilled…
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A few really (really) long books
Today we are going to look at some really long novels.
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An essay on writerly road trips by contributing author Benjamin J. Gohs
Author Ben Gohs submitted a piece about famous authors taking famous road trips. Give it read. There’s some crazy stuff…
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Stephen Crane: literary realist and author of “The Red Badge of Courage”
We are finishing the week by doing a brief examination of the life and times of writer Stephen Crane who…
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Literary Realism Continued: My favorite Jack London story (and maybe yours)
Continuing to look at the literary realist movement today by looking at Jack London’s “To Build a Fire.”
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Poem: “I saw a man pursuing the horizon”
We are continuing our dive into realism this week by showing what other kinds of works Realism writers were doing…
Book Reviews
- Mark Twain’s ‘A Connecticut Yankee’: Parental Love
- Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Halloween Tree’: A History of Death
- Book List: World War Z by Max Brooks
- Stephen King’s ‘Fairy Tale’: Book Review and Bildungsroman
