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How Greek Mythology Inspires Us

How Greek Mythology Inspires Us

Season 1 Episode 12
10:09
The Case for Fan Fiction

The Case for Fan Fiction

Season 2 Episode 1
11:19
The Byronic Hero: Isn’t it Byronic?

The Byronic Hero: Isn’t it Byronic?

Season 2 Episode 5
14:48
War and Peace and Everything Else

War and Peace and Everything Else

Season 2 Episode 7
12:31
The It’s Lit! Musical Episode

The It’s Lit! Musical Episode

Season 2 Episode 8
13:56
The Fiery History of Banned Books

The Fiery History of Banned Books

Season 2 Episode 9
14:02
The (Stephen) King of Horror

The (Stephen) King of Horror

Season 2 Episode 10
9:00
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Death, Personified

Season 1 Episode 11

Death as a character reveals how we process one of life’s greatest mysteries, and there’s a lot more breadth to how the grim reaper is depicted than you might think.

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To understand Beloved, we must first look at the author: Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison.
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We explore the roots, tenets of the genre, and its rise in Latin American Literature.
Why Edgar Allan Poe Isn't Just a Sad Boy
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Inside the Absurdist Mind of Kurt Vonnegut
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We explore the life and work of Kurt Vonnegut.
The Women of Jane Austen
18:33
The women in her work reveal to us her growth, her politics and ambition.
Why We Keep Retelling the Classics
12:30
Sometimes a story is just so dang good, it bears repeating.
What We Don’t Know About The Father of Sci-Fi
17:12
There's more to H.G. Wells than we know or think.
Why Do People Think Huck Finn Is Racist?
13:34
It is considered one of the great American novels and one of the most frequently banned.
The Life behind To Kill a Mockingbird
12:31
it is one of the trademark texts of the American school system by Harper Lee.
Don’t Know Much About BEOWULF? Nobody Does!
12:56
We take a look at this Epic Poem and follow its long, winding journey.
The Female Writers Who Dominated Amatory Fiction
11:52
Amatory fiction was a genre of fiction was created by…women.
Octavia Butler, The Grand Dame of Science Fiction
14:34
She is one of the most prolific and important Black authors in the genre.
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