What is the message of Poe's "Eleonora"? - Literature Stack Exchange
I recently read Edgar Allan Poe's short story "Eleonora", a thinly veiled self-portrait in which the protagonist falls in love with his younger cousin, who later dies and leaves him alone...
How was the th' in older poems pronounced?
Aug 19, 2025 · In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, poets were fond of abbreviating the word the to th' when it occurred before a vowel. This let them reduce the number of syllables by one, affording them …
The Go-Between’s first sentence: how does it apply to the novel?
Aug 4, 2025 · The opening sentence succinctly summarizes the historical distance between Edwardian and postwar Britain, as well as the psychological distance between Leo's schoolboy and adult selves. …
Newest 'moral' Questions - Literature Stack Exchange
Apr 25, 2022 · What is the message of Poe's "Eleonora"? I recently read Edgar Allan Poe's short story "Eleonora", a thinly veiled self-portrait in which the protagonist falls in love with his younger cousin, …
Would the chorus leader typically speak/sing along with the chorus in ...
Apr 6, 2022 · I had assumed that the chorus leader would speak along with the chorus. He is a part of it, after all. However, when I asked my literature professor on a whim he wasn't completely sure. Doing …
c s lewis - How old is too old for Narnia? - Literature Stack Exchange
Nov 5, 2024 · In Prince Caspian, Peter and Susan are told that they won't return to Narnia again because they're "getting too old", although Edmund and Lucy aren't. In The Voyage of the …
emily bronte - Why does Hindley claim to have crammed Kenneth …
May 16, 2024 · The question says that Hindley’s claim to have “crammed Kenneth, head-downmost, in the Blackhorse marsh” is untrue. But is that right? Hindley only claims to have dunked the doctor, not …
poetry - Understanding Seth's translation of Li Bai's "The Mighty ...
Dec 31, 2025 · One of Vikram Seth's translations of Li Bai is called "The Mighty Eunuchs' Carriages." The poem reads as follows: The mighty eunuchs' carriages Raise a great swirl of …
identification request - Trouble finding this trilogy - Literature ...
Jan 26, 2026 · First book Its a romance adventure/fantasy book. So this supposedly this dashing kid gets adopted by a famous champion and his loving wife when his mom a high noble (who's …
In what order should I read Emily Wilson's translations of Homer?
Dec 31, 2024 · Emily Wilson's translation of the Iliad was published in 2023, joining her translation of the Odyssey from 2018. I have recently procured copies of said translations with the intent to read them in...