How George Eliot Became a Social Outcast at the Height of Her Fame

How George Eliot Became a Social Outcast at the Height of Her Fame

On Her Final novel, Daniel Deronda

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Is the Debutante One of the Most Misunderstood Characters in Literature?

Is the Debutante One of the Most Misunderstood Characters in Literature?

Maitreyi Anantharaman on What Scholars Have Missed
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Who Were the Scribes Who Actually Wrote Down the <em>Epic of Gilgamesh</em>?

Who Were the Scribes Who Actually Wrote Down the Epic of Gilgamesh?

The Longest Poem-in-Progress of All Time...

By Michael Schmidt | November 21, 2019

On Rediscovering the Natural World Through Ovid

On Rediscovering the Natural World Through Ovid

Nina MacLaughlin is Seeing Green

By Nina MacLaughlin | November 20, 2019

How the Vietnam War Changed<br> Political Poetry

How the Vietnam War Changed
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Daniel H. Weiss on Michael O'Donnell, Deer Hunter, and the Arts That Disillusioned Soldiers Turned to

By Daniel H. Weiss | November 20, 2019

What the Retelling of Myths Reveals of the Teller

What the Retelling of Myths Reveals of the Teller

Jennifer S. Cheng on Writing about the Moon Goddess Chang'E

By Jennifer S. Cheng | November 20, 2019

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On the Unpublished Ending of <em>Picnic at Hanging Rock</em>, and Other Mysteries

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Romy Ash Wanders Through an Iconic Australian Novel

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The Secret Society of Women Writers in Oxford in the 1920s

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Mo Moulton on the Legendary Mutual Admiration Society

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The Elusive Lure of Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland

The Elusive Lure of Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland

Philip Metres on Patrick Radden Keefe's Say Anything, and the Stories of the Living

By Philip Metres | November 14, 2019

High School Crush: On Literary Longing and Misdirected Lust

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From Little Women to Fleabag, Janet Manley
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