Books are passports to other worlds, no matter how cheesy that sounds. With that in mind, there’s something particularly fascinating about works of fiction that take encompass times and events that really occurred. That isn’t to say that novels taking place outside …
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Our Calendar of Literary Facts is Now Live!
At eNotes we’ve been working on a special addition, not only to our own website but to thousands of pages across the web. Presenting our Calendar of Literary Facts, now available to be published on your own site or blog with …
If These Cave Walls Could Talk…
Linguists have unlocked the key to what our ancient ancestors may have sounded like, and it sounds pretty amazing. Did you know that 6,500 years ago English and Farsi were the same language? How’s that for world unity. From there, …
To the Beat of Our Own Drum: My Life Among the Beat Generation
This guest post comes to us by way of one of our eNotes educators, wordprof. Besides serving as one of our literary experts, having written two books on drama and worked for Purdue University, wordprof has much to share for …
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Back to the Future: a Coping Mechanism for the Apocalypse
Worried about the world collapsing in on itself this Saturday? How about believing in something that’ll give you a 300-year grace period on Armageddon instead? Bad news: you were 297 years premature when you partied like it was 1999. Silver lining: …
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Got Swag? Top Ten Historic Political Buttons
If you think that buttons proclaiming your enthusiasm for one presidential candidate or another is a twentieth century invention, it may come as a surprise to learn that swag has been around since the time of America’s first president. George …
Curiosity Killed No-One: A Round-Up of eNotes’ Answers Across 10 Subjects
No matter what subject interests you, eNotes has you covered. Check out these recent answers from our expert editors, below: Literature: In Of Mice and Men, who deserves to be punished for Lennie’s death? History: What was the Holy Roman Empire? …
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