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Lady Macbeth, Woman or Monster?

My opinion on the most maligned woman in English.

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A Queen Consort’s Lot

Lisa Hilton wrote Queens Consort, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. The medieval lives of England’s Queens are presented in a well researched book. As a bonus, it’s a darn good read as well.

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An Introduction on Woman Fiction Book Series

Intended primarily for female readers, woman series books are novels that feature the same character(s) or premise in a number of related but individual stories.

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Comparison of the Sexes Through the Involvement of the Narrator

Comparing Maxine Hong-Kingston’s novels China Men and The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. Looking at the way Hong-Kingston draws comparisons between the two sexes through her use of different narration.

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Doe Season: A Review

Kaplan’s ”Doe Season” is about self-discovery and acceptance.

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How is the Theme of Seduction Conveyed in “To His Coy Mistress”, “Beggar Woman” and “I Wanna be Yours”

How seduction is conveyed in the three poems.

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A Beautiful Woman

More thoughts about the character of Tess in Hardy’s novel “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”

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A Pure Woman

A discussion about the character of Tess in Thomas Hardy’s novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles.

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Anne Carson: the Truth About God

What image of God does Carson portray in “The Truth about God”?

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Anne Carson: Short Talks

Where does the claim that Short Talks began as a series of captions for paintings find support? Where does it break down?

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