The Atlantic

Six Introductions That Will Change How You Read These Classics

In his excellent introduction to Edith Wharton’s The Writing of Fiction, the author and critic Brandon Taylor offers an observation that bears repeating: Literature from the past may contain dated ...
JSTOR Daily

Introduction: The “Uncanny” in Classical Antiquity

ELAINE C. SANDERSON is a University Teacher in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Liverpool (UK). Her doctoral research examined necromancy, poetry, and civil war in Lucan's Bellum ...
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Writing the Nation: A Concise Introduction to American Literature 1865 to Present

Since America’s founding, the diversity of American writers has shaped its literature. Authors and poets of the past have created a colorful collection of works that are still studied today alongside ...
insider.si.edu

An introduction to classical Nahuatl Michel Launey ; translated and adapted by Christopher Mackay

Machine generated contents note: Preliminary lesson: phonology and orthography; 1. Instransitive verbs, word order, absolutive suffix; 2. Nouns and nominal predicates ...
The Conversation

Three ways museums are making classic literature more attractive to young readers

Heather Green works for Wirksworth Heritage Centre. For many lovers of classic literature, opportunities to devour the works of undiscovered authors can be enough to make people’s eyes light up. For ...