Spencer Baum3 Reasons Why You Should Read More Classic Literature in 2019Why Great Literature, Especially Old Literature, Has Become Essential Medicine In the Age of Social MediaDec 26, 20182Dec 26, 20182
Spencer BaumIrresistibly Contagious: My Favorite Quote From A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensMy favorite passage from A Christmas Carol comes when Scrooge is touring London with the Ghost of Christmas Present.Dec 24, 20182Dec 24, 20182
Spencer BaumWriting Lesson From David Foster Wallace: How Meaning and Personality Are More Important Than…A Study of One of the Most Beautiful and Memorable Passages From Infinite JestDec 18, 20185Dec 18, 20185
Spencer BaumAlfred Hitchcock, Umberto Eco, and the MacguffinHow Hitchcock’s Favorite Storytelling Device Reached Its Zenith in The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoDec 17, 20183Dec 17, 20183
Spencer BaumMy Favorite Short Story: The Swimmer by John CheeverDeep Thinking About Great Books Studied 24 Famous Short Stories in March of 2018. This One Was My FavoriteDec 15, 2018Dec 15, 2018
Spencer BaumThe Book Will Kill The EdificeVictor Hugo’s Bold, Insightful Digression About The Unexpected Effects of Technological Change From His Novel Notre Dame de ParisDec 13, 20181Dec 13, 20181
Spencer BaumI Wandered Lonely As A CloudAn Analysis of Wordsworth’s Most Famous Poem And A Brief Bio of the AuthorDec 7, 2018Dec 7, 2018
Spencer BaumWe Are All Ebenezer ScroogeWhy Does A Christmas Carol Become Our Favorite Christmas Story?Dec 2, 201812Dec 2, 201812
Spencer BaumMy Favorite Chapters From Literature: Javert’s Suicide“Javert retired slowly from the Rue de l’Homme Arme. He walked with drooping head for the first time in his life, and equally for the…Nov 22, 20181Nov 22, 20181
Spencer BaumRaskolnikov’s Confession in Dostoevsky’s Crime and PunishmentWhy Part 4, Chapter 5 of Dostoevsky’s Masterpiece is One of My Favorite Scenes in Any Novel.Nov 13, 20183Nov 13, 20183