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Why did the alexandrine become the "natural" metre for French verse drama, whereas English renaissance drama adopted the iambic pentameter?
Awarded May 10 at 4:58
The name of a poem about a poet being happy that someone has forgotten the title of their poem
Awarded Apr 11 at 4:26
How did real historical Igbo society differ from its portrayal in Things Fall Apart?
Awarded Jan 21 at 4:40
Are Tigris in The Hunger Games and Tigris in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes the same person?
Awarded Dec 2, 2022 at 6:36
What does "solidification" mean in "his departure or farewell was a kind of solidification"?
Awarded Nov 16, 2022 at 4:17
Who is the radio informer in King Rat by Clavell?
Awarded Nov 13, 2022 at 6:25
What is meant by the word "cumfarting" in the 1742 English novel "Joseph Andrews"?
Awarded Oct 21, 2022 at 4:05
Told from the point of view of an old man who lives alone and rarely goes out, written by a Scandinavian author
Awarded Sep 21, 2022 at 4:17
Identify Arabic book, Flowers of the Spring
Awarded Sep 7, 2022 at 4:52
The author of a literary work disagrees with critics about meaning—who's right?
Awarded Aug 30, 2022 at 4:18
How is it possible to create a definitive edition of Finnegans Wake?
Awarded Aug 11, 2022 at 5:27
What does sentence mean from "Literary Composition" by Lovecraft?
Awarded Jun 28, 2022 at 13:32
Is the name Crowley in Good Omens a reference to the famous occultist?
Awarded Mar 14, 2022 at 4:10
Why does Rebeca kill José Arcadio in One Hundred Years of Solitude?
Awarded Feb 1, 2022 at 4:15
Why does Portia say this to Bassanio in Act III Scene 2 of The Merchant of Venice?
Awarded Jan 6, 2022 at 4:40
"The Dearest Charms in France" - French story about soldiers, a lottery, and a famous prostitute
Awarded Dec 19, 2021 at 4:20
In what order should Rick Riordan's mythological series be read to make the most sense, and what is the chronological order?
Awarded Oct 5, 2021 at 4:21
E E Cummings: [may i feel said he] What may parentheses signify?
Awarded Aug 19, 2021 at 4:40
Who are all the Priestesses and Gods?
Awarded Jun 20, 2021 at 4:17
Short story in Russian about time travel and changing the history of WW2
Awarded Jun 13, 2021 at 4:46
What's the significance of Faust's meeting being on Easter Day?
Awarded May 7, 2021 at 4:21
What are all the stories left unfinished in The Neverending Story?
Awarded Mar 22, 2021 at 5:32
In what order should Rick Riordan's mythological series be read to make the most sense, and what is the chronological order?
Awarded Dec 28, 2020 at 4:55
Does the Birling family (and Gerald) represent the 7 deadly sins and/or the story of the pharaoh?
Awarded Nov 3, 2020 at 5:05
How and why were pronoun genders changed in "Winter's King"?
Awarded Oct 30, 2020 at 4:07
How did Ibsen's writing in A Doll's House influence the James Joyce character Molly Bloom?
Awarded Oct 19, 2020 at 4:41
Could Shelob have kept the ring for herself?
Awarded Sep 23, 2020 at 4:10
What does it mean to laugh like the letter k?
Awarded Sep 9, 2020 at 4:40
What is "This is Just to Say" about?
Awarded Sep 8, 2020 at 4:28
Are there any recorded discrepancies between The Odyssey as oral tradition and The Odyssey as Homer transcribed it?
Awarded Aug 31, 2020 at 4:18
Why are Orcs associated with the colors red, yellow, and black in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings?
Awarded Aug 27, 2020 at 22:50
What did O'Brien mean when he said "They got me a long time ago" in the book 1984?
Awarded May 31, 2020 at 13:51
What's going on in Charlotte Riddell's Old House in Vauxhall Walk?
Awarded May 2, 2020 at 20:17
Is there a synopsis available for A Song of Ice and Fire?
Awarded Apr 22, 2020 at 19:55
Is there really a nuclear war in the world of "The Lord of the Flies"?
Awarded Apr 14, 2020 at 4:20
Is the castle where Mr. Toad is imprisoned a real place, or based on a real place?
Awarded Mar 1, 2020 at 6:20
What is the process to be nominated for the Man Booker Prize?
Awarded Feb 11, 2020 at 4:55
Who did Simon represent during his conversation with the beast?
Awarded Jan 23, 2020 at 5:15
Erma Bombeck before The Grass Is Always Greener
Awarded Jun 30, 2019 at 4:25
Is Macbeth or Lady Macbeth the real villain in Shakespeare's play?
Awarded May 16, 2019 at 4:10
Was "Earthly Powers" actually based on Burgess' private, and secret life?
Awarded Apr 14, 2019 at 5:15
When and where was 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu first adopted outside of China?
Awarded Jan 19, 2019 at 4:06
Novel in which a killer says "There. There." as she or he stabs people
Awarded Jan 12, 2019 at 4:10
Did Piggy participate in the killing of Simon?
Awarded Jan 9, 2019 at 4:45
What are the nets in Ender's Game? Are they based on anything in real life?
Awarded Jan 8, 2019 at 4:25
Meaning of a stanza in Byron's Don Juan
Awarded Aug 10, 2018 at 6:40
Is Doctor Adams a self-insertion in Watership Down?
Awarded Jun 29, 2018 at 5:05
Why does Ishtar insist on being called "Ishtar"?
Awarded Jun 23, 2018 at 5:45
How did the Adem view Marriage?
Awarded Jun 5, 2018 at 4:12
Translation: Why are parts of the original language kept?
Awarded May 5, 2018 at 5:05
Are quote marks used selectively in "The Handmaid's Tale" or do I have a bad scan of the book?
Awarded Mar 20, 2018 at 10:00
What is the significance of the magicians in the poem 'In The Bazaars Of Hyderabad'?
Awarded Mar 12, 2018 at 7:44
What happened at the end of The Giver?
Awarded Feb 25, 2018 at 4:47
Looking for a poem about the (fictionalized) writing of The Canterbury Tales Prologue
Awarded Feb 7, 2018 at 4:12
In what order should Rick Riordan's mythological series be read to make the most sense, and what is the chronological order?
Awarded Jan 4, 2018 at 6:20
Why did Shakespeare write in iambic pentameter?
Awarded Dec 30, 2017 at 4:44
Understanding preemptive penance and absolution
Awarded Nov 27, 2017 at 4:13
Are there regional variations of Newspeak?
Awarded Sep 20, 2017 at 4:13
What techniques were used in "The Unfortunates" in order to allow the story to be read in random order?
Awarded Sep 3, 2017 at 4:01
What is Hobbes?
Awarded Aug 28, 2017 at 4:20
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