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Literature 23	Ginsberg’s “Howl” and the Birth of a New Generation of Literature The 1950s literary scene was ignited by emerging writers who rejected the postwar American culture. Among these writers was Allen Ginsberg, whose poem “Howl” has... Brittany Goodin Jun 26, 2014
Literature 17	Little Red Riding Hood and Longinus: The Problems of Morality and “Great” Literature Usually, literary crticism informs how we read literature. But what happens when we turn the relationship around, and instead ask... ZicoSuave Jun 22, 2014
Literature 20	C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce: The Nature of Heaven and Hell C.S. Lewis’ work entitled The Great Divorce is an allegory of the way that Lewis himself views Heaven and Hell.... Helen Parshall Jun 11, 2014
Literature 21	Arthur Rimbaud’s Revolt for the 21st Century Arthur Rimbaud is often called the "infant Shakespeare," and is one of France's most influential prodigal poets. He was born in... Nick Jun 11, 2014
Literature 26	Good Morning, Midnight: Masks and Consequences In his famous early poem, Eliot writes of man’s penchant for hiding behind masks of his own making. In her... Jesse Munoz Jun 10, 2014
Literature 30	Welcome to Night Vale: When the Protagonist Isn’t the Hero If you haven’t heard of it, look it up now: Welcome to Night Vale is the podcast that’s been taking... Jessica Pedersen Jun 8, 2014
Literature 20	Wieland: Autonomy and The American Gothic The American Gothic has a distinctly nationalistic undercurrent that reflects and challenges the precepts of the burgeoning nation in which... Helen Parshall Jun 4, 2014
Literature 16	The Diary of a Madman: Madness and its Ability to Explain Reality In a work of literature, anytime a character is deemed “mad,” we should be skeptical. Madness is never just madness... S.A. Takacs Jun 2, 2014
Literature 12	Don DeLilo’s White Noise: Societal Rationalization as a Coping Mechanism Twenty-first century American culture is constantly flooded by a mass of noise: television, advertisements, consumerism. At the heart of Don... Brittany Goodin Jun 1, 2014
Literature 27	Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried: Using Fiction to Cope With Tragedy War stories are prevalent in our culture. We take them for granted with movies and TV shows and novels telling... Helen Parshall May 23, 2014
Literature 17	Madame Bovary or the Struggles of Individual Psychology vs. Social Oppression In Madame Bovary, Flaubert combines the study of individual psychology with the social observation of contemporary France. Both are inseparable,... REBGuest May 21, 2014
Literature 14	The Aeneid and Battlestar Galactica: Exploring Intertext This article begins with a basic assumption: authorial intention is unimportant in revealing the meaning of a text. If for... Burke May 13, 2014