Literature is a fascinating field of learning. It is, in fact, the mother of all academic disciplines, as it relates to anything written or spoken. However, the major challenge facing students of ...

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With spring break quickly approaching, many Trojans will shelve their difficult course material in favor of a trashy beach read. As they dig their toes into the sand and try to forget about the stress ...

In his introduction, Joseph Epstein offers a broad definition of literary genius: “Timelessness, grandeur of vision, originality of outlook—all these in concert and worked at a high power comprise ...

Almost the entirety of Western literature can be fit neatly into just six story arcs, according to a new data-mining study. But new research from the University of Vermont utilizing data-mining ...

“Literature” is a subject that can be hard to pin down. Broadly, it might include any structure of words, including a grocery list. Or, as the distinguished and prolific literary critic John ...

Almost the entirety of Western literature can be fit neatly into just six story arcs, according to a new data-mining study. But new research from the University of Vermont utilizing data-mining ...