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Why would one of Germany's leading publishers publish a novel by Jewish writer Stefan Zweig in 1939?

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What is specifically Dutch about light bulbs?

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What is a Daniel?

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Did T.S. Eliot really plagiarize in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?

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Why is Dante's Magnum Opus Called a 'Divine Comedy'?

answered Jul 3, 2022 at 16:27

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Who is the "Celebrated New Zealander that is to be"?

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Why does Macbeth well deserve his name?

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What does "Bool-var" mean in "In the Midst of Alarms"?

answered Feb 28, 2021 at 19:26

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Would "most unkindest" have been considered poor grammar in Shakespeare's time?

answered Nov 4, 2022 at 11:58

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Why is a "cucumber sandwich" specifically used as what English faith has "only just enough teeth to get through"?

answered Aug 25, 2021 at 9:47

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Searching for a sci-fi short story: three robots sent as ambassadors to prevent an interplanetary war

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Why was Fontane's copy of Thackeray's Vanity Fair confiscated by English customs?

answered Apr 15, 2021 at 18:30

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Why does the murderer call Macduff's son "egg"?

answered Jul 12, 2020 at 21:49

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Is there a name for books in which the narrator isn't the protagonist but someone who know them well?

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Why does "it always turn out to be the King of Sweden"

answered Aug 24, 2020 at 12:45

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Why are there three different versions of the "solid/sullied/sallied flesh" line in Hamlet?

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Is the original manuscript of Don Quixote extant?

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Does the Epic of Gilgamesh have a continuous cultural history?

answered Sep 7, 2022 at 22:15

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"There are three sorts of people: those who are alive, those who are dead, and those who are at sea." Did Aristotle really say this?

answered Jan 19, 2022 at 14:14

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What are the "torch dance" and "garter dance", in 19th-century Germany?

answered Apr 12, 2021 at 21:43

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Do the Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh really contain the same rare proverb about the strength of a triple-stranded rope?

answered Dec 25, 2020 at 18:58

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In "Romeo and Juliet", why is Juliet the "sun"?

answered Jun 18 at 21:14

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How is 11:22 four minutes slow if it's actually 11:29?

answered Jul 6 at 22:08

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What is an epic and why is there “only one epic in English Language so far”?

answered Jul 13, 2020 at 10:41

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How to read "truths in Nietzsche’s sense of the word"

answered May 4, 2022 at 13:22

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Is there an equivalent to Orientalism in Eastern scholarship of the West?

answered Jan 7, 2022 at 14:46

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What is the "a-" prefix in "a-flying" and "a-getting" in Herrick's "To the Virgins"?

answered Apr 20, 2021 at 9:29

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Why is London 'the town which Brutus sought by dreams'?

answered Jul 21, 2020 at 19:25

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Is there really a bawdy pun at the conclusion of Romeo and Juliet?

answered Mar 14, 2023 at 10:01

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If I find a book by Nietzsche, how do I know if it's Friedrich's original work, and not work that was edited by his nazi sister, Elisabeth?

answered Jun 10, 2020 at 19:08

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Why would one of Germany's leading publishers publish a novel by Jewish writer Stefan Zweig in 1939?

What is specifically Dutch about light bulbs?

What is a Daniel?

Did T.S. Eliot really plagiarize in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?

Why is Dante's Magnum Opus Called a 'Divine Comedy'?

Who is the "Celebrated New Zealander that is to be"?

Why does Macbeth well deserve his name?

What does "Bool-var" mean in "In the Midst of Alarms"?

Would "most unkindest" have been considered poor grammar in Shakespeare's time?

Why is a "cucumber sandwich" specifically used as what English faith has "only just enough teeth to get through"?

Searching for a sci-fi short story: three robots sent as ambassadors to prevent an interplanetary war

Why was Fontane's copy of Thackeray's Vanity Fair confiscated by English customs?

Why does the murderer call Macduff's son "egg"?

Is there a name for books in which the narrator isn't the protagonist but someone who know them well?

Why does "it always turn out to be the King of Sweden"

Why are there three different versions of the "solid/sullied/sallied flesh" line in Hamlet?

Is the original manuscript of Don Quixote extant?

Does the Epic of Gilgamesh have a continuous cultural history?

"There are three sorts of people: those who are alive, those who are dead, and those who are at sea." Did Aristotle really say this?

What are the "torch dance" and "garter dance", in 19th-century Germany?

Do the Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh really contain the same rare proverb about the strength of a triple-stranded rope?

In "Romeo and Juliet", why is Juliet the "sun"?

How is 11:22 four minutes slow if it's actually 11:29?

What is an epic and why is there “only one epic in English Language so far”?

How to read "truths in Nietzsche’s sense of the word"

Is there an equivalent to Orientalism in Eastern scholarship of the West?

What is the "a-" prefix in "a-flying" and "a-getting" in Herrick's "To the Virgins"?

Why is London 'the town which Brutus sought by dreams'?

Is there really a bawdy pun at the conclusion of Romeo and Juliet?

If I find a book by Nietzsche, how do I know if it's Friedrich's original work, and not work that was edited by his nazi sister, Elisabeth?