It’s Lit!

  • : 2018
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  • PBS Digital Studios
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The Women of Jane Austen
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06, 2022
Elizabeth Bennet. Emma Woodhouse. Marianne Dashwood. Jane Austen has been responsible for creating some of the most frequently adapted and analyzed women in the English literary .. show full overview
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Inside the Absurdist Mind of Kurt Vonnegut
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27, 2022
It can be said that there are two types of fiction writers - those who take a backseat and let their work take the spotlight, and those who are as iconic as their work, sometimes even .. show full overview
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Why Edgar Allan Poe Isn't Just a Sad Boy
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10, 2022
We remember Edgar Allan Poe for his tales of horror and the macabre as well as inventing the entire Detective Fiction Genre. But unlike many of the great authors of Western classic .. show full overview
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Why Magical Realism is a Global Phenomenon
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31, 2022
Blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, magical realism in literature and other media combines fantasy elements with concrete realities to make statements about the world we live .. show full overview
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Toni Morrison’s Opus About Confronting a Terrible Past
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28, 2022
Beloved is the magnum opus of the late, great Toni Morrison. It has become a key piece of literature taught in schools and is considered one of the great pieces of American literature. .. show full overview

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