A Guide to Its Pioneers and Principles
Post‑1945 literature’s pioneers and principles: a reader’s guide to postmodernism’s global landscape and who to read now.
The Indispensable Value of Reading Literary Classics in Full
Why summaries can’t replace full texts: how detail, language, and realism build judgment—and what classics teach about society and human nature.
The Art of Scale and Dialogue in the Novel
Length and “unnatural” dialogue are features, not bugs: why novels use scale and crafted speech to build a resonant parallel world.
The Two Meanings of "Classic": From Ancient Style to Modern Masterpieces
Two senses of “classic”: the ancient Classical style vs. works of lasting value—Austen’s restraint and Dickens’s baroque energy as a case study.