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Literary criticism and theory. Voices and visions that have contributed to human culture, from ancient epics to postmodern parodies. Thoughts, analyses, and reactions to national literatures throughout history. Contact us under “Elsewhere” below.
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A Woman’s Movement
A Woman’s Movement
A Feminist and Psychological Analysis of “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter”
Ashley Jacobs
Nov 30, 2015
Surviving and Suffering:
Surviving and Suffering:
A Historical and Ethical Look at James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”
Chloe Holliman
Nov 30, 2015
A Woman in Mourning for Her Husband or Her Freedom?
A Woman in Mourning for Her Husband or Her Freedom?
A feminist approach to Kate Choplin’s “The Story of an Hour”
Chloe Holliman
Oct 3, 2015
A River of Tea
A River of Tea
“A river of tea flows through English literature with the serenity of a summer afternoon ― sometimes in a stately manner, as in Portrait of…
Dr. Harrison Solow
Aug 8, 2015
Linking Feminist and Queer Literary Theory
Linking Feminist and Queer Literary Theory
Applying a Modern Perspective to Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market”
Katie Phillips
Jun 21, 2015
Nightmare of Moloch
Nightmare of Moloch
Thoughts on Part II of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl.”
P. M.
Jun 20, 2015
What the Heck is Spoken Word?
What the Heck is Spoken Word?
Spoken word can be described as poetry that is written to be performed. According to Sarah Kay, it is “the bastard child of poetry and…
London Renee Ivey
Jun 20, 2015
Oedipus: The Tragedy of Fate
Oedipus: The Tragedy of Fate
Does Oedipus’s experience in the play tell the audience free will is an illusion and our lives are predetermined?
Megan
Jun 18, 2015
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