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  1. Best place to start with Balzac (and other French lit queries)

    As the title suggests, I am looking to get into some Balzac this summer (he has been on my reading list for probably 6 years now) and I'm wondering if anyone has a personal preference of a good...
  2. Thread: help :D

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    one's guard = someone's defenses, ability to keep...

    one's guard = someone's defenses, ability to keep people out.

    So in this case, "one's better nature" means the speaker's true feelings. The character loves (or lusts) after this girl, despite the...
  3. Anything by Ayn Rand. or most dystopian...

    Anything by Ayn Rand.

    or most dystopian fiction.
  4. Jhgob, Aside from some overly casual language...

    Jhgob,

    Aside from some overly casual language that peppers what ought to be a more academic essay, I would say that the greatest problem with this essay is that the only strong part of this essay...
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    Given everything I believe and have previously...

    Given everything I believe and have previously posted, I should agree with mal4mac - or Crystal - but I don't really.

    Yes, there are terrible modernizations of Shakespeare: re-writing the script...
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    There are certain copyright issues that prevent...

    There are certain copyright issues that prevent online texts being made available. Faulkner falls in this category.
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    Dazie is an archaic spelling of daisy. I am not...

    Dazie is an archaic spelling of daisy. I am not familiar enough with the piece to know if this context makes sense.
  8. It's not easy to be Tom Stoppard

    It's not easy to be Tom Stoppard
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    For Arabian Nights Entertainment I have come...

    For Arabian Nights Entertainment I have come across a few version. The one I stuck with was Mack's edition from the Oxford World Classics series. It is quite complete and drawn largely from the...
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    This is all sorts of incorrect. As ofr the OP:...

    This is all sorts of incorrect.

    As ofr the OP: your assignment is very open-ended. You can use Shakespeare's bringing Ovid onto stage in Titus as a way to explore how Shakespeare's corruption of...
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    Look at the end of act 3. Richard uses the...

    Look at the end of act 3. Richard uses the archbishop to convince the commoners that he is pious, humble and worthy of being king. The clergy is not corrupt as it is weak.

    Also, calling the...
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    A few quick thoughts came to mind, particularly...

    A few quick thoughts came to mind, particularly if this is for an academic paper:

    1. "Allison declares...." - declares is not suitable for an academic paper, it is ascribing too much presumed...
  13. First, Puffin (last time I checked (a while ago))...

    First, Puffin (last time I checked (a while ago)) is associated with Penguin and caters to the YA crowd: albeit it, if the 14 wants the authentic text, he will have to look elsewhere. But again, you...
  14. What do you think? Does the...

    What do you think? Does the setting/character/tones match up to what you know to be characteristics of other Victorian literature?

    (in short, no one will do your work for you, but if you have any...
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    It doesn't sound like this person has to...

    It doesn't sound like this person has to re-imagine the content of the novel, but change the form (and style) in which it's presented. In that way, I would choose character and point of view. Taking...
  16. Agreed to the reading them afterwords. Many of...

    Agreed to the reading them afterwords.

    Many of Penguin's introductions (and Barns&Noble classics do the same) are essays written by a scholar - often the editor of the edition, if there is one -...
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    I'm fairly sure this refers to Sir John A's...

    I'm fairly sure this refers to Sir John A's National Policy - the 1880(?) one.

    To the OP: there are plenty of scholarly articles out there on the matter. Start with Google Scholar. Your school...
  18. English has not changed too much since the 19th...

    English has not changed too much since the 19th century - we have lost some of the flourishes however. To avoid anachronism, avoid any references to technology (really anything more advanced than...
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    I discovered him when I picked up his collection...

    I discovered him when I picked up his collection of Yeats' poetry, and then I delved into his own work. Truly great stuff.
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    Given the advancement of the online market, I...

    Given the advancement of the online market, I don't see much hope in this. This is just my opinion. I cannot claim any expertise in the book market.
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    I don't agree with this. Magic Realism is a...

    I don't agree with this. Magic Realism is a movement, just as much as Romanticism is. Like Romanticism, Magic Realism has its beginnings in visual art - particularly Franz Roh. From there, it...
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    I think the quintessential reading you should do...

    I think the quintessential reading you should do is Huysman's A Rebours (Against Nature). It is the yellow book that Lord Henry gives Dorian at the start of Picture of Dorian Gray
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    I don't know that I consider Faulkner Magic...

    I don't know that I consider Faulkner Magic Realism. Again, we're dealing with ill-defined genres, but I place the Gothic (which Faulkner is) separate from Magic Realism.
  24. In regards to your idea of Facebook, you are...

    In regards to your idea of Facebook, you are essentially describing a writing group or writing circle - which have been around for quite awhile. Doing the same idea online is, I think, a great idea....
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    It is a somewhat ill defined genre, because it...

    It is a somewhat ill defined genre, because it appeared in different times/cultures and each have shaped it.

    Some of the more recognizable authors are:

    Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    Isabel Allende...
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