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English Literature

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  • A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature by David Lyle Jeffrey
    • 5/5 Stars

    This is a large and valuable reference work for general readers, students, and scholars. The work contains several hundred articles that explain biblical themes, allusions, names and quotations and describe their appearance in English literature.

  • King Lear by William Shakespeare
    • 5/5 Stars

    One of the most popular of Shakespeare's plays, King Lear is also one of the most thought-provoking. The play turns on the practical ramifications of the words of Christ that we should render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and…

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  • The Unknown Citizen by W. H. Auden
    • 5/5 Stars

    This poem examines a single life from the point of view of the state.

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