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LOS ANGELES – It’s one of the most acclaimed American novels of the past thirty-five years, and its oafish, overweight, over-educated antihero has become iconic. So why hasn’t “A Confederacy of Dunces” been made into a movie yet?
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If Jane Austen, who authored some of classic literature's most famous love stories, (i.e. Pride and Prejudice) were alive today, what would she make of our quest for romance today? Lori Smith, an Austen scholar and adorer gives readers a new insight.
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Valparaiso's rich and varied history, along with its unique blend of international seaport atmosphere and chaotic topography and architecture, make the city an ideal place to start the exploration of Chile’s many urban and natural attractions.
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NEW YORK – Death doesn't always stop great writers from publishing their new material. Not even Kurt Vonnegut. So it goes.
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Dublin -
There was a twinkle in Bono's eyes when he sang “The Last Song I’ll Ever Sing” from the stage of Carnegie Hall in October 2009. The song belongs to his friend Gavin Friday, and encapsulates his style: mischief-maker, sexy chanteur, culture vulture.
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Toronto -
A librarian's routine day at work took an exciting turn when he discovered a surprise tucked between the pages of a dog-eared copy of Plato's "Republic": a greeting card signed by famed author Jorge Luis Borges.
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London -
2012 is set to see a deluge of adaptions of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic jazz age novel “The Great Gatsby” with a film to be released and three stage plays in London.
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A prize-winning Spanish writer, Lucía Etxebarría, has told Spanish media that she is giving up her writing career as she feels that illegal downloads of her books have caused a major problem not just to her but to writers across the world.
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The decline in students reading classic literature is becoming a problem in the UK, with literacy levels falling behind other European countries.
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February 7 next year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. The British Library is hosting a free exhibition 'A Hankering after Ghosts: Charles Dickens and the Supernatural', from November 29 until March 4.
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Norwich is named as England's first City of Literature by the United Nation's organisation, UNESCO.
Links between our landscape and literature
What is the best year in history for literature? Sarah Churchwell, professor of American Literature at the University of East Anglia, and John Sutherland, emeritus professor of Modern English Literature at UCL, discuss the question.
Book festival aims to spur love of literature in Rio's favelas
A report suggests computer lessons in schools should be divided along similar lines to English literature and language.
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About Thomas Waite Thomas Waite is an author, entrepreneur and consultant whose writings have appeared in such...
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Although the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), which is an international...
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Although the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), which is an international...
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Sunday, April 29, 2012 Joyce and Brown (2009) explained that "faculty who want to extend or further develop...
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