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Questions regarding the physical location and time period in which a work of literature takes place.
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What does its future setting add to Cold Comfort Farm?
The point is that a life of value is possible in any setting, rural, urban, or cosmopolitan. … Setting the novel in the near future reinforces the point: the novel in question is Cold Comfort Farm. …
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Where is St. Lawrence island in Africa, mentioned in Os Lusíadas
São Lourenço, i.e., Saint Laurence or Lawrence, was the name given to Madagascar by the Portuguese. According to Wikipedia:
European contact began on August 10, 1500, when the Portuguese sea captain …
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What is meant by "Nysa" in the Lusiads?
The Roman god Bacchus and his Greek counterpart Dionysos have long been associated with Nysa. The names Dionysos and Nysa are said to be etymologically related, though the exact connection is unclear. …
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Could you actually go around the world in 80 days?
It was possible, but not easy. The difficulty of the task accounts for the substantial amount of the bet: £20,000 in 1873 is worth about £2,000,000 or more than US $2.5 million today.
William Butche …
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