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In what Chinese fairy tale does a painter disappear into his own painting?

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Why did the alexandrine become the "natural" metre for French verse drama, whereas English renaissance drama adopted the iambic pentameter?

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In what way is The Lord of the Rings metafiction?

asked Apr 14, 2018 at 19:19

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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?

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What literary work is being referred to in this limerick in which "The earth, like an orange, is blue"?

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How did Ursula Le Guin translate the Tao Te Ching / Dao De Jing?

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Is Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984 an unreliable narrator?

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Origin of symbolic interpretation of Prospero's breaking of his staff?

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How do people "kiss their teeth" in Nalo Hopkinson's novels?

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How might Shakespeare have become familiar with Dante's work?

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

asked Apr 15, 2021 at 13:57

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Has the text of Premchand's banned short-story collection Soz-e-Watan survived?

asked Sep 1, 2021 at 12:07

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Is there any evidence that Shakespeare ever used a Spanish source for any of his works?

asked Aug 9, 2020 at 15:45

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Krazy language in Krazy Kat, 25 July 1936

asked Jul 14, 2019 at 19:07

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In what way is Dussel an unflattering nickname?

asked Aug 18, 2018 at 18:18

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How does the editor know that seven lines are missing from Wordsworth's Home at Grasmere?

asked Sep 27, 2018 at 9:14

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Is there evidence that the fate of some "A Song of Ice and Fire" characters was inspired by the "Divine Comedy"'s contrapasso?

asked Mar 23, 2018 at 18:31

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What narrative techniques and literary devices in The Three-Body Problem required or justified adjustment in the English translation?

asked Mar 25, 2018 at 20:19

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Was authorial intent ever taken seriously in academic literary theory?

asked Jun 8, 2018 at 13:24

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Is A Supplement to the Journey to the West from the 17th century the oldest Chinese work of literature involving time travel?

asked Jul 31, 2019 at 19:31

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What does "have you no cacke a bed" mean?

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Did T. S. Eliot write crime novels under a pseudonym?

asked Mar 17, 2019 at 20:18

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Where and how did James Joyce condemn Hamlet as a failure?

asked Apr 10, 2019 at 13:36

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At what temperature can I safely iron the fabric bookmarks in the volumes of the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade?

asked Sep 3, 2020 at 14:34

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What did Lem find in his game-theoretical analysis of the writings of Marquis de Sade?

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Evidence that meeting the T.C.B.S. society resulted in 'a strong dedication to writing poetry' for Tolkien?

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What are the lines in the Bhagavad Gita that Sandip is alluding to?

asked Dec 27, 2020 at 0:21

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Does the Order of Melchizedek's professed goal to bring the Vatican Council to the masses refer to a historical reality?

asked Oct 31, 2020 at 14:33

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Authenticity of an anecdote about Flaubert unintentionally attracting a crowd by reading his draft aloud near an open window

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Where did Orwell ask whether British democracy would end through a Fascist takeover or by a Socialist revolution?

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In what Chinese fairy tale does a painter disappear into his own painting?

Why did the alexandrine become the "natural" metre for French verse drama, whereas English renaissance drama adopted the iambic pentameter?

In what way is The Lord of the Rings metafiction?

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

What literary work is being referred to in this limerick in which "The earth, like an orange, is blue"?

How did Ursula Le Guin translate the Tao Te Ching / Dao De Jing?

Is Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984 an unreliable narrator?

Origin of symbolic interpretation of Prospero's breaking of his staff?

How do people "kiss their teeth" in Nalo Hopkinson's novels?

How might Shakespeare have become familiar with Dante's work?

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

Has the text of Premchand's banned short-story collection Soz-e-Watan survived?

Is there any evidence that Shakespeare ever used a Spanish source for any of his works?

Krazy language in Krazy Kat, 25 July 1936

In what way is Dussel an unflattering nickname?

How does the editor know that seven lines are missing from Wordsworth's Home at Grasmere?

Is there evidence that the fate of some "A Song of Ice and Fire" characters was inspired by the "Divine Comedy"'s contrapasso?

What narrative techniques and literary devices in The Three-Body Problem required or justified adjustment in the English translation?

Was authorial intent ever taken seriously in academic literary theory?

Is A Supplement to the Journey to the West from the 17th century the oldest Chinese work of literature involving time travel?

What does "have you no cacke a bed" mean?

Did T. S. Eliot write crime novels under a pseudonym?

Where and how did James Joyce condemn Hamlet as a failure?

At what temperature can I safely iron the fabric bookmarks in the volumes of the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade?

What did Lem find in his game-theoretical analysis of the writings of Marquis de Sade?

Evidence that meeting the T.C.B.S. society resulted in 'a strong dedication to writing poetry' for Tolkien?

What are the lines in the Bhagavad Gita that Sandip is alluding to?

Does the Order of Melchizedek's professed goal to bring the Vatican Council to the masses refer to a historical reality?

Authenticity of an anecdote about Flaubert unintentionally attracting a crowd by reading his draft aloud near an open window

Where did Orwell ask whether British democracy would end through a Fascist takeover or by a Socialist revolution?