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Is Sherlock Holmes religious?

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1 answer

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asked Jan 19, 2017 at 21:02

17 votes

1 answer

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How did T.S. Eliot's literary criticism affect his poetry?

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asked Jan 26, 2017 at 2:11

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How did Lee's personal experience affect the narrative of To Kill A Mockingbird?

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asked Feb 17, 2017 at 10:42

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1 answer

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Should Go Set A Watchman be read before To Kill A Mockingbird?

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asked Jan 18, 2017 at 21:27

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1 answer

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Should Go Set a Watchman be read as a prequel, or an early draft?

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asked Feb 5, 2017 at 11:50

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2 answers

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Why is "pensión" left untranslated in "The Shadow of the Wind"?

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1 answer

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What makes something a literary or poetic movement?

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1 answer

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Who is the speaker in "O Captain! My Captain!"

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asked Jan 27, 2017 at 11:55

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2 answers

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What does the "good night" symbolize in Dylan Thomas's "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

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asked Jan 20, 2017 at 22:43

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1 answer

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What is meant by the reference to theology in The Death of The Author?

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asked Jan 24, 2017 at 11:55

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1 answer

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Had people related the work of Gogol before "The Nose"?

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asked Jan 21, 2017 at 22:31

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What does the "crimson hexagon" represent in "The Library of Babel"?

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asked Jan 25, 2017 at 20:35

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asked Jun 8, 2017 at 10:52

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In "Pierre Menard, Author of The Quixote" is Menard an analogy for a critical lens?

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asked Jan 25, 2017 at 11:43

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1 answer

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asked Jan 25, 2017 at 11:54

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What effect does an epistolary format have on our understanding of the book as a reader?

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Is the Man-Mountain Agreement a satire of a specific event?

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In what order should Rick Riordan's mythological series be read to make the most sense, and what is the chronological order?

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1 answer

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Did Thomas Wolfe keep a diary?

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3 answers

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Is Strattenburg, Pennsylvania based on a real town?

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asked Jan 22, 2017 at 0:12

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Why are some people dissatisfied with the titling of "The Red Wheelbarrow"?

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asked Jan 18, 2017 at 23:04

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Did Alfred Tennyson ever read The Last of the Light Brigade?

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asked Jan 23, 2017 at 1:15

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2 answers

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How do real-world languages exist in "The Library of Babel"?

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8 votes

1 answer

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Is Julián Carax based on a real author?

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asked Jan 28, 2017 at 12:59

7 votes

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What does Jorge Luis Borges mean by the library being infinite in "The Library of Babel"?

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asked Jan 27, 2017 at 2:19

7 votes

1 answer

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What is the significance/symbolism of the hexagon in "The Library of Babel"?

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asked Jan 26, 2017 at 12:22

7 votes

1 answer

237 views

Are hexagons directly connected to each other?

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asked Jan 26, 2017 at 12:29

7 votes

1 answer

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In "The Library of Babel" is the "cyclical book" really God?

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63 Questions

Is Sherlock Holmes religious?

To what effect does Goldman claim The Princess Bride is an abridgement?

How did T.S. Eliot's literary criticism affect his poetry?

How did Lee's personal experience affect the narrative of To Kill A Mockingbird?

Should Go Set A Watchman be read before To Kill A Mockingbird?

Should Go Set a Watchman be read as a prequel, or an early draft?

Why is "pensión" left untranslated in "The Shadow of the Wind"?

What makes something a literary or poetic movement?

Who is the speaker in "O Captain! My Captain!"

What does the "good night" symbolize in Dylan Thomas's "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

What is "This is Just to Say" about?

What is meant by the reference to theology in The Death of The Author?

Had people related the work of Gogol before "The Nose"?

What does the "crimson hexagon" represent in "The Library of Babel"?

Do traditional Japanese haikus always describe a moment?

In "Pierre Menard, Author of The Quixote" is Menard an analogy for a critical lens?

What does the rose represent in "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner?

What effect does an epistolary format have on our understanding of the book as a reader?

Is the Man-Mountain Agreement a satire of a specific event?

In what order should Rick Riordan's mythological series be read to make the most sense, and what is the chronological order?

Did Thomas Wolfe keep a diary?

Is Strattenburg, Pennsylvania based on a real town?

Why are some people dissatisfied with the titling of "The Red Wheelbarrow"?

Did Alfred Tennyson ever read The Last of the Light Brigade?

How do real-world languages exist in "The Library of Babel"?

Is Julián Carax based on a real author?

What does Jorge Luis Borges mean by the library being infinite in "The Library of Babel"?

What is the significance/symbolism of the hexagon in "The Library of Babel"?

Are hexagons directly connected to each other?

In "The Library of Babel" is the "cyclical book" really God?