What actually happens when young people read “disturbing” books? Literary scholars Gay Ivey and Peter Johnston have studied this at length. And it's not the baloney banners spout to scare you. To discover the very real benefits - click on the post's title.
This piece from guest essayist Allen Schwab reflects thoughts and memories evoked by our previous post "I Took the Road Less Traveled By." Schwab considers parallel themes in Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken," and Henry James' short story "The Jolly Corner," topped off with a dash of Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar." What can these works possibly have in common, you may ask. To find out- click on the post's title.
Why study literature? Why read fiction? Why spend one’s life teaching it? What’s the point? Because literature has something significant to impart. Gain some insight here - click on the post's title.
Maus' removal from the curriculum of a school district in Tennessee made national headlines. This essay addresses why that decision should be reversed. To read it - click on the post's title.
A poem that addresses not only the limited thinking behind censorship, but also the dangerous implications of the practice. By Daniel W. Wright. To read it - click on the post's title.
We live in a culture spellbound by censorship. And it's increasing at an alarming rate. Like a lot of other topics, Plato has a lot to say on the subject. What is his perspective on the matter, and is it still relevant?To find out - click on the post's title.