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Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant Is a Tender Meditation on Memory

Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant Is a Tender Meditation on Memory

The action may be slow, but that’s the point.
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Wesley Matlock
Stanzas in the Snow

Stanzas in the Snow

Four wintertime poems from Keats, Dickinson, Stevens, and Bishop.
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Zachary Bivins
On the Delights and Difficulties of Emily Dickinson

On the Delights and Difficulties of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest poets to have graced the English language — and one of the strangest. Her genius is…
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Zachary Bivins
On the Magic of Melville

On the Magic of Melville

or, Why You Should Read Moby-Dick Again
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Zachary Bivins
On the Pleasures and Perils of Romanticism

On the Pleasures and Perils of Romanticism

“To romanticize the world is to make us aware of the magic, mystery and wonder of the world.”
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Zachary Bivins
Reading Comprehension as an Asset

Reading Comprehension as an Asset

Last November, the New York Times published an opinion piece titled How to Get Your Mind to Read. Since we’re all about reading here at Owl…
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Owl Eyes
Simplicity, Autonomy, and Reconnecting with Nature

Simplicity, Autonomy, and Reconnecting with Nature

Re-reading Walden in 2018
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Wesley Matlock
Life, Fools, and Shakespeare

Life, Fools, and Shakespeare

Lord, what fools these mortals be!
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Wesley Matlock
Advocacy, Citizenship, and “Reconstruction”

Advocacy, Citizenship, and “Reconstruction”

Re-reading Frederick Douglass’s “Reconstruction”
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Wesley Matlock
A Year in Review: Top Literary Moments of 2017

A Year in Review: Top Literary Moments of 2017

Literarily speaking, 2017 was packed with as much drama as a bestselling novel. We saw dire dystopian books fly off the shelves, a piece of…
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Most Memorable Opening Lines of Classic Literature

Most Memorable Opening Lines of Classic Literature

Have you ever picked up a book in a library or a bookstore and opened it up to the first page, only to find that you’ve finished the first…
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Owl Eyes
20 Illustrations of Famous Shakespeare Quotes

20 Illustrations of Famous Shakespeare Quotes

We’re opening up the eNotes vaults to share some original artwork that brings to life the Bard’s works. We partnered with Yumi Sakugawa, a…
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Barriers, Technology, and Frost’s “The Mending Wall”

Barriers, Technology, and Frost’s “The Mending Wall”

Re-reading Robert Frost’s “The Mending Wall”
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