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Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

On February 27, 2022 By Ethan McGuireIn Criticism, Poetry1 Comment

Coleridge continually captures my attention and enjoyment in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene

On February 26, 2022February 19, 2022 By Ethan McGuireIn Criticism, Poetry1 Comment

The Fairie Queene is one of the best and greatest works of British Literature.

Paradise Lost: One of the Greatest Literary Works

On February 25, 2022February 23, 2022 By Ethan McGuireIn Criticism, Poetry1 Comment

Paradise Lost is one of the greatest literary works ever written in any language.

What are the Contents of the Dead Man’s Pockets?

On February 24, 2022February 23, 2022 By Ethan McGuireIn Criticism1 Comment

What makes a good short story?

O. Henry & Creativity

On February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 By Ethan McGuireIn Criticism1 Comment

If I have learned anything from reading O. Henry, I have learned creativity.

Learning from C. S. Lewis’s Writing Style

On February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 By Ethan McGuireIn Criticism1 Comment

As I began to develop my own writing skills, I realized how well Lewis wrote.

Willa Cather’s Kindly “Neighbor Rosicky”

On February 21, 2022 By Ethan McGuireIn Criticism1 Comment

Of the short stories I have read, I remember few as well as I remember “Neighbor Rosicky.”

Self-Absorption in Fitzgerald’s “The Baby Party”

On February 20, 2022 By Ethan McGuireIn Criticism1 Comment

Self-absorption is an evil as dangerous as any!

Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

On February 18, 2022February 19, 2022 By Ethan McGuireIn Criticism1 Comment

Huckleberry Finn's themes, satire, & writing style combine to make the novel a hilarious & important read.

Moby-Dick is an Enjoyable Novel

On February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 By Ethan McGuireIn Criticism4 Comments

Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby-Dick is an enjoyable read. Controversial take?

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