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A number of Black writers have drawn inspiration from the biblical tale of the expulsion from paradise. In this deeply i......more

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In 1867, Frances Anne Rollin, a Black writer and teacher from South Carolina, traveled to Boston to seek a publisher for......more

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Ernest Hemingway is often recognised for his contributions to the intellectual and artistic experimentation of his day, ......more

Thomas Moore has long been considered Ireland’s national bard and the face of colonial grievance in Ireland. But he also......more

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In the wake of World War II, Americans struggled to grasp the shifting scale of violence brought on by the nuclear era. ......more

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One hundred years after the publication of his first major work, Ernest Hemingway remains an important author. His work ......more

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