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Claude McKay: Harlem Renaissance writer, poet, and political activist
I am a bit infatuated with the Harlem Renaissance writers for their skill and audacity. It’s really great that in…
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Posted On BlogErnest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald: Friends and Frenemies
This is a story about a couple of drinking pals and their exploits, and it gets a little weird and…
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Washington Irving: literary celebrity and author of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
I can imagine the dark sky and the rain on the classroom windows and the autumn leaves blowing on the…
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Literary Bios: Emily Dickinson, author of epistles and poems
Emily Dickinson crafted phenomenal poetry and led an interesting life, albeit a quiet one. Her poems, such as “Faith” and…
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Building Background: Border Legends of Scotland, tales of magic and monsters
After writing about Sir Walter Scott, I had to track down the Border stories that inspired him to write great…
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Literary Bios: Sir Walter Scott, author of “Ivanhoe”
When I think of Sir Walter Scott, I think about Smailholm Tower, where under its looming shadow he was raised…
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Posted On BlogThe three basic functions of language definition and examples
Brief post today to look at the different types of language use, and for today’s post, that includes informative, expressive…
Book Reviews
- Book list: Doomed by Chuck Palahniuk
- 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
