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Why is "close reading" necessary?

close-reading

asked Sep 8, 2020 at 5:05

7 votes

2 answers

241 views

Why is love a "he" to Kahlil Gibran?

asked Oct 1, 2020 at 4:43

6 votes

0 answers

83 views

Why did Waley choose to transcribe the titles of some chapters as opposed to translating them in The Tale of Genji?

translation japanese-literature the-tale-of-genji murasaki-shikibu

asked Aug 27, 2020 at 6:27

4 votes

0 answers

73 views

Where did the idea of mono no aware come from?

inspiration japanese-literature the-tale-of-genji motoori-norinaga

asked Aug 31, 2020 at 23:02

4 votes

1 answer

4k views

Why is "The Vanishing Half" set in Louisiana?

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asked Sep 7, 2020 at 1:59

4 votes

0 answers

58 views

Why does the first chapter of Toni Morrison's "Playing in the Dark" open with this Eliot verse in Black Matters?

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asked Sep 14, 2020 at 7:05

4 votes

0 answers

50 views

Who translated "CEO's Wife So Sweet"?

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asked Oct 19, 2021 at 18:53

3 votes

1 answer

223 views

Who translated the Baccano! series into English?

translation japanese-literature narita-ryogo

asked May 21, 2021 at 2:22

3 votes

2 answers

243 views

Why does the bow have to be stable in "The Prophet"?

poetry kahlil-gibran the-prophet

asked Oct 1, 2020 at 4:11

3 votes

0 answers

35 views

Was the main character in Gigi based on a real-life person?

french-literature inspiration colette

asked Sep 4, 2020 at 3:12

3 votes

0 answers

44 views

What exactly does Murasaki Shikibu say about The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter?

japanese-literature murasaki-shikibu the-tale-of-genji

asked Aug 29, 2020 at 5:03

3 votes

0 answers

83 views

Buddhist interpretation of The Tale of Genji

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asked Aug 30, 2020 at 3:36

2 votes

0 answers

102 views

Freudian/psychoanalytical interpretation of the triangular relationship in Toradora!

character-analysis japanese-literature manga toradora

asked Sep 5, 2020 at 2:10

2 votes

0 answers

61 views

Where in the Tale of Genji does it say Genji's affair offends Amaterasu?

japanese-literature murasaki-shikibu the-tale-of-genji

asked Aug 26, 2020 at 3:48

2 votes

0 answers

55 views

How do the lyrics of "上を向いて歩こう" relate to its English title "Sukiyaki"?

song-lyrics japanese-literature title

asked Sep 25, 2020 at 18:24

2 votes

1 answer

158 views

Who is the English translator of "The Man Who Wanted to Know" by Dror Mishani if it is a work of translation?

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asked Apr 30, 2021 at 19:19

2 votes

0 answers

36 views

What is the meaning and significance of "urubutinga" in Mário de Andrade's "O lundu do escritor difícil"

meaning poetry portuguese-literature mario-de-andrade lusophone-literature

asked Oct 6, 2020 at 18:47

1 vote

2 answers

3k views

"Yum yum pig's bum"

poetry textual-history oral-tradition

asked Oct 3, 2020 at 17:06

1 vote

1 answer

121 views

Why did August Strindberg pick the names "Julie" and "Jean" for the protagonists of his play Miss Julie (1888)?

name-significance scandinavian-literature august-strindberg miss-julie

asked Sep 3, 2020 at 1:36

0 votes

1 answer

20 views

"hung in parchment folds"

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asked Dec 19, 2020 at 8:24

-1 votes

1 answer

137 views

Has there ever been an African-American Vernacular English dictionary? [closed]

dictionary

asked Sep 11, 2020 at 7:13

-3 votes

1 answer

678 views

Why is a mongoose a "special needs goose"? [closed]

meaning sean-lock

asked Sep 15, 2020 at 21:26

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22 Questions

Why is "close reading" necessary?

Why is love a "he" to Kahlil Gibran?

Why did Waley choose to transcribe the titles of some chapters as opposed to translating them in The Tale of Genji?

Where did the idea of mono no aware come from?

Why is "The Vanishing Half" set in Louisiana?

Why does the first chapter of Toni Morrison's "Playing in the Dark" open with this Eliot verse in Black Matters?

Who translated "CEO's Wife So Sweet"?

Who translated the Baccano! series into English?

Why does the bow have to be stable in "The Prophet"?

Was the main character in Gigi based on a real-life person?

What exactly does Murasaki Shikibu say about The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter?

Buddhist interpretation of The Tale of Genji

Freudian/psychoanalytical interpretation of the triangular relationship in Toradora!

Where in the Tale of Genji does it say Genji's affair offends Amaterasu?

How do the lyrics of "上を向いて歩こう" relate to its English title "Sukiyaki"?

Who is the English translator of "The Man Who Wanted to Know" by Dror Mishani if it is a work of translation?

What is the meaning and significance of "urubutinga" in Mário de Andrade's "O lundu do escritor difícil"

"Yum yum pig's bum"

Why did August Strindberg pick the names "Julie" and "Jean" for the protagonists of his play Miss Julie (1888)?

"hung in parchment folds"

Has there ever been an African-American Vernacular English dictionary? [closed]

Why is a mongoose a "special needs goose"? [closed]