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Greek Tragedy: The Other Pillar of the Greek Imagination
If Homer is one pillar of the Greek imagination, tragedy is the other. Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and why they’re the natural next step after the Odyssey.
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Raskolnikov and the Anatomy of a Guilty Mind
Who is Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment?
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The Three Musketeers and the d’Artagnan Romances: A Reading Order
What order should I read the d’Artagnan novels?
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A Farewell to Arms and the Lost Generation
What was the Lost Generation in literature?
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Allan Quatermain and the Lost-World Adventure
What is a lost-world adventure novel?
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Heathcliff: Hero, Villain, or Something Worse?
Is Heathcliff a hero or a villain?
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The Trojan War: The Complete Story, From the Golden Apple to the Horse
The complete story of the Trojan War, from the golden apple at a wedding to the wooden horse that burned a city — reconstructed from Homer and the lost epics.
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Reading Homer: The Iliad and the First Epic of War
What is the Iliad about and should I read it?
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Elizabeth Bennet and the Birth of the Modern Heroine
Why is Elizabeth Bennet such an important character?
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Sherlock Holmes vs Father Brown: Two Kinds of Detective
How is Father Brown different from Sherlock Holmes?