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Sonia Manzano on Finding Her Way to <em>Sesame Street</em>

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On the Birth of the Art Instinct

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The Hidden Agency of Women in Medieval Stories, from <em>Beowulf</em> to Guthlac’s <em>Life</em>

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Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry on the Literature of Europe’s Bright Ages

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