“I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book:… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“[T]he new weird represents a productive experiment in fantasy fiction. The New Wave of the 1960s and 1970s arguably embodied science fiction's… — Darja Malcolm-Clarke Copy Share Image
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“Apocalypse is a part of the modern Absurd. This is testimony to its vitality, a vitality dependent upon its truth to the… — Frank Kermode Copy Share Image
“Just because a book is a classic doesn't mean it has anything to do with real life. Homer's ILIAD is taught at… — David Denby Copy Share Image
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“If you tell me bad things about someone, you're telling bad things about me behind me” — Miguel Ángel Sáez Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
“Recognising such dimensions implicit to the reading experience can distract from the immediacy of our response; it can substitute literary archaeology for… — Ian Gregor Copy Share Image
“here is one other element of the apocalyptic tradition to be considered, namely transition. I said a minute ago that one of… — Frank Kermode Copy Share Image
“Tess is not simply presented as a passive victim, however. Throughout the novel she is shown as experiencing tension between the intractable… — Geoffrey Harvey Copy Share Image
“The Renaissance did not break completely with mediaeval history and values. Sir Philip Sidney is often considered the model of the perfect… — Ronald Carter Copy Share Image
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“In the context of Lawrence's rejection of the Freudian notion of incest and the close identification between author and character, Sons and… — John E. Stoll Copy Share Image
“No, I wasn't trying to make Nat Turner look stupid. I was trying to make him more human. More like me. Angry,… — William Styron Copy Share Image
“There is a remarkable degree of consistency in the way mediaeval literature affirms humanity. With all its faults, humanity emerges as more… — Ronald Carter Copy Share Image
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“The enduring rapture with magic and fable has always struck me as latently childish and somehow sexless (and thus also related to… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Beowulf stands out as a poem which makes extensive use of this kind of figurative language. There are over one thousand compounds… — Ronald Carter Copy Share Image
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