Reclaiming Claims: What English Students Want from English Profs
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...
Back to School in Plato’s Republic: Lesson Plan, or Censorship?
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?
We May Read for Enjoyment, but Literature Isn’t Written Just to Entertain Us.
People have been telling stories since the dawn of time. But, storytelling has never been just about entertainment. Why are books written, then, if not for readers’ gratification?
Novels are Like Layer Cake – Be Sure to Get Every Bite.
The first thing we notice about books is the plot. But just like a birthday cake and its icing, there’s more to a novel than its surface narrative. It’s the layers beneath the compelling plot that give a novel substance.
If You’re Not Engaging a Book’s Symbolic Language, You Aren’t Really Reading It.
A novel’s symbolic language carries a message beyond simply what happens in the plot. But like luggage, it has to be unpacked. So, here are a few forms to be on the look-out for the next time you pick up a book.
A Caboodle of Fun & Fancy Words
Words can be fun, like Mary Poppins taught us. Remember supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? Well, that’s just a start... take a gander below.
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