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English literature
English literature literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its modern form. For the literature of previous linguistic periods, see the articles on Anglo-Saxon literature and Middle... Read more |
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childrens literature
children's literature writing whose primary audience is children. See also children's book illustration . The Beginnings of Children's Literature The earliest of what came to be regarded as children's literature was first meant for adults. Among this ancient body of oral literature were myths... Read more |
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William Rose Benet
William Rose Benét 1886-1950, American poet and editor, b. Brooklyn, grad. Yale, 1907; brother of Stephen Vincent Benét. He was associated as editor or assistant editor with the Century Magazine, the Literary Review of the New York Evening Post, and the Saturday Review of... Read more |
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Popular literature
Literature, Popular. Although Native American and African‐American cultures of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries had rich and varied traditions of oral narrative, the first popular printed literature in what is now the United States came from colonial New England. As David D. Hall... Read more |
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American literature
American literature literature in English produced in what is now the United States of America. Colonial Literature American writing began with the work of English adventurers and colonists in the New World chiefly for the benefit of readers in the mother country. Some of these early works reached... Read more |
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Icelandic literature
Icelandic literature the literature of Iceland. For the earliest literature of Iceland, see Old Norse literature . Early Writings With Iceland's loss of political independence (1261-64) came a decline in literature, although the linguistic tradition continued and the old writings were still... Read more |
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Apocalyptic literature
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Comparative literature
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Celtic literature
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Brian Floca
Floca, Brian 1969–PersonalBorn 1969, in Temple, TX; son of a bottling-plant owner and a homemaker. Education: Brown University, A.B. (history); coursework at Rhode Island School of Design; School of Visual Arts (New York, NY), M.F.A.AddressesHome and office—Jamaica Plain, NY.... Read more |
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The Gilded Age Construction of Modern American Homophobia.(Book Review)
...The Gilded Age Construction of Modern American Homophobia...Hatheway. (New York: Palgrave...author of this book tries to uncover...discourse to explore how several...such as literature and the press...audiences for this book are laypersons...some of his book's themes in ... |
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Interview: Meri Nana-Ama Danquah and Asha Bandele discuss the book "Shaking...
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Children's literature and the science curriculum.(Report)
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Four Samurai: last year saw the publication in English of Shiba Ryotaro's...
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BOOKS: Paperbacks
...of her small New England communities...Dibdin's American-based mystery...hunt down the ages via 1930s Romania...RNIB Talking Books Appeal, this...charity gig. In new stories, poems...Shorter extracts explore the great theme of blindness in literature, and there... |
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Of books and road trips
...flourished in New York City...Alabaster Book-shop, which...frequented Book Row as a young...busload of book lovers to...bookstores is Mast Books, which opened...international literature. The Korolenkos...people can explore the neighborhood...America's Great ... |
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Friday Books Mailbag
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A child's garden of consumerism ; Renee Loth
...with a sly new mutation...preschool-age children...children to explore style, literature, and digital...York Times book review. According...tracking service Book Scan (which...Children's Book Shop in Brookline...deeper trend in American culture...Presents: The ... |
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