classic lit
If Literature’s Biggest Romantics Could Text
Nobody is good at texting. I myself have sent thousands of texts over the course of my life, and all of them were a mistake. Mostly it’s a lot of people saying “Hey, are you …
Nobody is good at texting. I myself have sent thousands of texts over the course of my life, and all of them were a mistake. Mostly it’s a lot of people saying “Hey, are you …
Can you think of anything more romantic than receiving a box of candy hearts that taste like chalk and say things like “BE MINE” or “I HEART YOU” or “YOU ROCK”? I sure can’t! Well, …
One of them goads her husband into killing the king of Scotland for political gain. The other wore a meat dress once. Do you know which is which? Can you tell the difference between a …
You probably thought singleness was an easily definable quality. “It’s complicated” requires explanation, but “I’m single” is pretty straightforward. I mean, you’re either single or you’re not, right? Wrong. Are you slightly single? Shockingly single? …
Valentine’s Day was easier in elementary school. Everyone got 25 cards no matter what, and you could eat half your weight in Dove chocolates without giving it a second thought. Nowadays, things aren’t so cut-and-dry. …
It could be a throwaway comment, a weird dream, a madman babbling dire warnings that don’t make sense until later. No matter what form it comes in, really good foreshadowing will give you a sense …
Characters in classic literature face many issues: drama, unrequited love, isolation, loss of innocence, misunderstandings both major and minor. Coincidentally, you’ll also see these things popping up in Taylor Swift songs, so today we’re going …
What is a Great American Novel, anyway? Basically, a Great American Novel is born when someone says, “I think this book is the next Great American Novel,” and everyone else says, “Sure, I guess.” That’s …
You may think you know your way around the My Chemical Romance discography, but I am here to tell you that I could slip a Hamlet quote past you and you would be none the wiser.
When I was in high school, we got to read books about white people in 1920s America, or white people in 18th-century America, or sometimes we’d mix it up and read about white people in …