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Toni Morrison: Crash Course Black American History #48
Today, Clint Smith will teach you about the legendary writer Toni Morrison. Morrison is best known for her novels which chronicle the experiences of Black Americans throughout history. She was the first Black American Woman to win a...
Curated Video
Like Pale Gold - The Great Gatsby Part I: Crash Course English Literature
In which John Green explores F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the Jazz Age, The Great Gatsby. John introduces you to Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy and Tom Buchanan, and the other characters in the novel, and tries to look beyond the...
Curated Video
Mark Twain
Known as the Father of American Literature, Mark Twain used satire and a sharp wit to explore and reveal the realities of US society in the 19th century. In doing so he developed an all-new “American style” of writing.
Curated Video
1960s American Literature
Where to begin with 1960s American literature! For a complete list of the books discussed in this video, visit http://www.climbthestacks.com/blog/2016/6/18/1960s-american-literature Bookish Links Website: http://www.climbthestacks.com/...
The March of Time
1951: HARVARD UNIVERSITY: LIBRARY: WS People walking down steps w/ columns BG, MS Male student handing paper to woman at desk, walking book aisle, WS Shelf end signs American Literature books by date, student using card catalog, filling out request.
MOT 1951: HARVARD UNIVERSITY: LIBRARY: WS People walking down steps w/ columns BG, MS Male student handing paper to woman at desk, walking book aisle, WS Shelf end signs American Literature books by date, student using card catalog,...
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Langston Hughes & the Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Literature 215
In which John Green teaches you about the poetry of Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes was a poet and playwright in the first half of the 20th century, and he was involved in the Harlem Renaissance, which was a cultural movement among...
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Pride and Prejudice, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 411
In which a series about literature, which is wanting of an episode on Jane Austen, gets the first of two episodes. It's Pride and Prejudice, everybody! John Green talks about Pride and Prejudice as a product of Regency England, gives you...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: One of the most "dangerous" men in American history | Keenan Norris
In 1830, David Walker sewed a pamphlet into the lining of a coat. The volume was thin enough to be hidden, but its content was far from insubstantial. At the time, many members of the US government considered this pamphlet to be one of...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"? - Francisco Diez-Buzo
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" brought Latin American literature to the forefront of the global imagination and earned Garcia Marquez the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature. What makes the novel so...
Curated Video
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Part 1: Crash Course Literature
In which John Green teaches you about Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This week, we'll talk a little bit about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who wrote under the name Mark Twain, and how he mined his early life for decades to...
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Materialism and the American Dream in The Great Gatsby
New ReviewThe green light and the looming eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleberg are two of the most iconic images in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby." The green light is a multifaceted symbol representing Gatsby's love for Daisy, the elusive...
Mazz Media
Mark Twain: The First Truly American Writer
Samuel Langhorne Clements was born in 1835 in Florida, Missouri. By the time of his death in 1910, he was known around the world as Mark Twain, “the first truly American writer” and the country’s greatest humorist. In his lifetime, he...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ravi Shankar - Nothing Has Made Me Feel More American Than Going To Jail
Pushcart prize winning poet, translator and professor Ravi Shankar has published, edited or has forthcoming over 15 books, including the Muse India award-winning translations of 9th century Tamil poet/saint, Andal, 'The Autobiography of...
Curated Video
Reception and Legacy of The Great Gatsby
New ReviewF. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby" captured the optimism of the 1920s and foreshadowed the personal and societal doom that would follow with the market crash and the author's decline. Despite the novel's initial failure,...
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Zora Neale Hurston: Crash Course Black American History
The Harlem Renaissance produced many remarkable artists, writers, and thinkers. Today we'll talk about one of the most interesting minds of the time, Zora Neale Hurston. Hurston was an anthropologist by training, and spent much of her...
Crash Course
Race, Class, and Gender in To Kill a Mockingbird: Crash Course Literature 211
In which John Green teaches you MORE about To Kill a Mockingbird. In this installment, John teaches you about race, class, and gender in the American south, as seen through the eyes of Scout and Harper Lee. John will talk about how Scout...
Oxford Comma
America Teaches "The Cask of Amontillado" Wrong
Is Poe's short story of revenge based a real events? According to some American textbooks? Yes. But the truth is more complicated. Sources: Cody, David. “‘What a Tricke Wee’Le Serve Him’: A Possible Source for Poe’s ‘The Cask of...
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Analyzing Archaic Words
This video explains the best ways to decipher the meaning of archaic words in American literature and gives examples from famous works.
Biography
F. Scott Fitzgerald | The Great American Writer | Biography
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (known as F. Scott Fitzgerald) was a short story writer and novelist considered one of the pre-eminent authors in the history of American literature due almost entirely to the enormous posthumous success of...
Biography
Walt Whitman Revolutionised American Poetry
Poet and journalist Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in West Hills, New York. Considered one of America's most influential poets, Whitman aimed to transcend traditional epics and eschew normal aesthetic form to mirror the potential...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: One of the most banned books of all time | Mollie Godfrey
In 1998, a school district removed one of American literature's most acclaimed works from its curriculum. Parents pushing for the ban said the book was both "sexually explicit" and "anti-white." The book at the center of this debate was...
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Sandra Cisneros
A trailblazer in more ways than one, Sandra Cisneros was the first Mexican-American woman to be published by a mainstream publisher. Her work brought Hispanic culture to a wider audience of readers.
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Society's Impact on Literature
A video entitled “Society’s Impact on Literature” which evaluates the level of impact that society has on literature.
PBS
How Manga Took Over American Bookshelves (Feat. Princess Weekes)
Astro Boy, Dragon Ball, Akira, Sailor Moon, Demon Slayer, Death Note all these interesting, iconic anime have something very much in common they started off as: manga. Manga, by its most simplistic definition, are comics or graphic...
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