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  • But, yes, I propose that our common goal should be to establish the limits of literature where Literature is simply good writing—where “good” has, by definition, no fixed definition.

    Summing up 2009

  • Next to religion, literature in very many of its phases supplies the noblest subjects for Art. History, Biography, and works of fiction all contribute their share; while poetry enjoys the cumulative privilege of uniting in itself the incentives to Art.which are commanded by all other branches of Literature as well as the ennobling sentiments inspired by religion, patriotism and other affections of the human heart.

    Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Various 1870

  • It generally feels like a very discouraging way to think about literature as it misses the point of what literary criticism and Literature is, and is contemptuous of the sense of mystery that surrounds the arts.

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  • Back then, he was under the charismatic sway of a sage - or maybe a madman - named Jonas Elijah Klapper, a literature professor who composed the entire department of Faith, Literature, and Values at the fictitious Frankfurter University.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • Mythopoeic Society, which is a non-profit agency promoting the study and enjoyment of mythic literature, has chosen Ms. Rowling the winner of its Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children†™ s Literature calendar on Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling's website has been updated to wish the youngest Weasley child, Ginny, a happy birthday.

    The Leaky Cauldron - News 2008

  • Mythopoeic Society, which is a non-profit agency promoting the study and enjoyment of mythic literature, has chosen Ms. Rowling the winner of its Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children†™ s Literature calendar on Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling's website has been updated to wish the youngest Weasley child, Ginny, a happy birthday.

    The Leaky Cauldron - News 2008

  • First, the, which is a non-profit agency promoting the study and enjoyment of mythic literature, has chosen Ms. Rowling the winner of its Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children†™ s Literature calendar on Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling's website has been updated to wish the youngest Weasley child, Ginny, a happy birthday.

    The Leaky Cauldron - News 2008

  • Mythopoeic Society, which is a non-profit agency promoting the study and enjoyment of mythic literature, has chosen Ms. Rowling the winner of its Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children†™ s Literature

    The Leaky Cauldron - News 2008

  • Mythopoeic Society, which is a non-profit agency promoting the study and enjoyment of mythic literature, has chosen Ms. Rowling the winner of its Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children†™ s Literature

    The Leaky Cauldron - News 2008

  • Mythopoeic Society, which is a non-profit agency promoting the study and enjoyment of mythic literature, has chosen Ms. Rowling the winner of its Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children†™ s Literature

    The Leaky Cauldron - News 2008

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