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    01-21-2021, 11:56 AM
    Ecurb replied to a thread Is literary modernism defined by form exclusively or content as well? in General Literature
    To those who are interested I recommend the Yale Open Courses. There are four in English Lit: Milton, Modern Poetry, Literary Theory, and the Novel...
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    01-20-2021, 11:56 AM
    Ecurb started a thread Kristin Lavransdatter in General Literature
    I'm through the first two books of Sigrid Undset's trilogy. It's set in 14th century Norway, and one of the themes is the integration of...
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    01-20-2021, 11:34 AM
    Ecurb replied to a thread Genesis 6: The Sons of God and Daughters of Men. in Religious Texts
    Interesting. I remember reading about Azrazel and Samahazai (sp?) in Robertson Davies' "The Rebel Angels". They were depicted as angels who came to...
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    01-15-2021, 07:08 PM
    kev67 replied to a thread Wives and Daughters in Wives and Daughters
    I have finished reading it. I gather it is many people's favourite book of Gaskell's. I did not like it as much. I hope Roger married Molly. I...
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    01-15-2021, 06:49 PM
    kev67 replied to a thread Thoughts on Mr Gibson in Wives and Daughters
    He works 14 hour days, but then he's a doctor and there were a lot of sick people around Hollingford.
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    01-13-2021, 12:25 PM
    Ecurb replied to a thread Congrats US? in Serious Discussions
    I didn't bother to read JCamilo's post. Long and dreary experience warns me against even attempting it. Enough of this petty sniping, though! To...
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    01-12-2021, 11:00 AM
    Ecurb replied to a thread Congrats US? in Serious Discussions
    By the way, I posted about Brazil's history of racism only because WolfLarsen claimed Brazil was a superior country to the U.S. It had nothing to do...
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    01-12-2021, 10:53 AM
    Ecurb replied to a thread Congrats US? in Serious Discussions
    Verbal jousting with JCamilo is like fighting a five-year-old. Victory is easy, but there's not much glory in it. "Ad hominem" means "to the...
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    01-11-2021, 08:04 PM
    Ecurb replied to a thread Congrats US? in Serious Discussions
    "Sharing"? It wasn't your idea, JCamilo. Besides, you are now just making another ad hominem argument -- if Jorge Luis Borge made a claim, it MUST...
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    01-11-2021, 11:24 AM
    Ecurb replied to a thread Congrats US? in Serious Discussions
    I can see why you listed it as a contender for "Great American Novel". Not only is it a great novel, but Bo Mason embodies a certain type of the...
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    01-10-2021, 07:32 PM
    Ecurb replied to a thread Congrats US? in Serious Discussions
    Well, flying the Confederate flag is "OK with me" in that I don't think it should be outlawed -- it's protected speech. However, it's not OK by me...
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    01-09-2021, 10:12 PM
    Ecurb started a thread WWI Poetry in Poems, Poets, and Poetry
    WWI was a traumatic event for Europe, and humanity. The U.K. and France suffered 2 to 3 times the military casualties they did in WW2. Modern...
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    01-09-2021, 09:21 PM
    Ecurb replied to a thread Congrats US? in Serious Discussions
    Sorry, Danik. I forgot I was insulting your country (although of course I wouldn't mind insulting JCamilo's country). You are correct that I don't...
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    01-09-2021, 01:11 PM
    Ecurb replied to a thread Congrats US? in Serious Discussions
    Brazil is one of the few countries that's more corrupt, racist and authoritarian than Trump's America. They didn't abolish slavery until 1888. My...
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    01-05-2021, 03:25 AM
    kev67 started a thread Aortic aneurysm in Wives and Daughters
    I wonder why Mrs Gaskell chose Aortic aneurysm to inflict on poor Osborne. Did she just pick it out of a medical dictionary? It does start with 'A'....
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