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What's it called when a short quote appears at the beginning of a chapter?

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answered Oct 9, 2017 at 23:31

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In what way is The Lord of the Rings metafiction?

answered Apr 14, 2018 at 23:09

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Why did Bill Watterson choose the character names he did?

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answered Aug 13, 2017 at 13:31

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"What a piece of work is man" - echo in The Lord of the Rings?

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answered Oct 16, 2018 at 3:42

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Did Isaac Bashevis Singer write only in Yiddish, or also in English?

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answered May 20, 2018 at 20:32

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What does "that most limited of all specialists" mean here?

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answered Apr 10, 2018 at 1:45

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Ray Bradbury says Fahrenheit 451 isn't about censorship. Is he right?

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answered Aug 12, 2017 at 18:06

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Could Ozymandias be interpreted as referring to the power of the Church/pope?

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answered Jul 17, 2018 at 21:36

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What qualifies something as "Lovecraftian"?

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answered Oct 16, 2018 at 22:12

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Why did Isaac Bashevis Singer win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

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answered May 20, 2018 at 19:45

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What's with the beyond-casual introduction of "stone-giants" in The Hobbit?

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answered May 17 at 3:04

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"The dog gives but the cat is." What does it mean?

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answered Oct 15, 2018 at 1:30

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Please explain the reference to Nabokov's 'the terrible turtles who direct learned journals'?

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answered Aug 2, 2018 at 1:25

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Tolkien character names inspired by Early Modern English

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answered May 5, 2018 at 16:08

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Was Théoden's revival inspired by Mark Twain?

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answered May 6, 2018 at 2:56

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What did Pope intend to say by "Whatever is, is right"?

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answered May 7, 2018 at 21:05

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Why is the king 'baffled' in "Hallelujah"?

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answered Oct 8, 2017 at 15:14

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How does "How Nnedi Got Her Curved Spine" meet the definition of creative nonfiction?

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answered Mar 29, 2018 at 22:18

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Should I read The Silmarillion before or after reading The Lord of the Rings?

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answered Aug 9, 2017 at 23:00

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Is it a common motif in (western) storytelling that the antagonists are located to the east?

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answered Apr 24, 2018 at 0:12

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What is the symbolism of the Western Wind (or Zephyr)?

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answered May 15, 2018 at 21:27

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Why is the future "a safe, sterile laboratory"?

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answered Aug 12, 2017 at 17:47

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Did any of the Pevensie kings and queens find romance while in Narnia?

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answered Feb 18, 2019 at 18:55

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Is there any significance in King Lune's name?

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answered Feb 20, 2019 at 1:48

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What does Benjamin Franklin mean here in his essay, "On True Happiness"?

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answered Mar 1, 2019 at 1:36

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What exactly is the "No Ordinary Sun"?

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answered Aug 12, 2017 at 22:41

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What's the meaning of the line "9 Parts of Desire" in this song?

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answered May 20, 2018 at 16:02

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What does "The none too savory ramifications by which" mean here?

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answered Apr 12, 2018 at 0:28

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Meaning of "And do not drop in for an after-loss" in Shakespeare's sonnet 90

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answered Aug 3, 2018 at 3:19

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Title of poem written by Causley after Macneice's funeral?

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51 Answers

What's it called when a short quote appears at the beginning of a chapter?

In what way is The Lord of the Rings metafiction?

Why did Bill Watterson choose the character names he did?

"What a piece of work is man" - echo in The Lord of the Rings?

Did Isaac Bashevis Singer write only in Yiddish, or also in English?

What does "that most limited of all specialists" mean here?

Ray Bradbury says Fahrenheit 451 isn't about censorship. Is he right?

Could Ozymandias be interpreted as referring to the power of the Church/pope?

What qualifies something as "Lovecraftian"?

Why did Isaac Bashevis Singer win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

What's with the beyond-casual introduction of "stone-giants" in The Hobbit?

"The dog gives but the cat is." What does it mean?

Please explain the reference to Nabokov's 'the terrible turtles who direct learned journals'?

Tolkien character names inspired by Early Modern English

Was Théoden's revival inspired by Mark Twain?

What did Pope intend to say by "Whatever is, is right"?

Why is the king 'baffled' in "Hallelujah"?

How does "How Nnedi Got Her Curved Spine" meet the definition of creative nonfiction?

Should I read The Silmarillion before or after reading The Lord of the Rings?

Is it a common motif in (western) storytelling that the antagonists are located to the east?

What is the symbolism of the Western Wind (or Zephyr)?

Why is the future "a safe, sterile laboratory"?

Did any of the Pevensie kings and queens find romance while in Narnia?

Is there any significance in King Lune's name?

What does Benjamin Franklin mean here in his essay, "On True Happiness"?

What exactly is the "No Ordinary Sun"?

What's the meaning of the line "9 Parts of Desire" in this song?

What does "The none too savory ramifications by which" mean here?

Meaning of "And do not drop in for an after-loss" in Shakespeare's sonnet 90

Title of poem written by Causley after Macneice's funeral?