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Learn Out Loud: Literary History and Criticism [Free Audios]
More than twenty-five free audio or video files from renowned scholars which provide some in-depth literary criticism as well as the scope of literary history. Many of these are university lectures while others are interviews from...
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Pbs Learning Media: Invisible Man: The Trueblood Incident
This video [2:13] from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey features critical analysis of the protagonist's encounter with Jim Trueblood in the novel Invisible Man. Scholars discuss the possibility that Trueblood...
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Pbs Learning Media: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise: Harlem Writers Guild
Explore the Harlem Writers Guild, the oldest African American writers association in the world, in this video [1:52] from American Masters, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. Teaching tips suggest asking students to research the Harlem...
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Pbs Learning Media: Art of the Short Story: Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Learn about the rise of mass media and the popularity of the short story in this video [4:07] from the American Masters film Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive. Poe wrote more than seventy short stories and created his own set of rules for...
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Shmoop: To Kill a Mockingbird: Quotes
Brief video describing the character Scout's quotes regarding her preference toward dressing like and boy and participating in boy-type activities. She makes numerous quotes about not wanting to be a girl and the video involves the...