Curated Video
The Innovative Style of Emily Dickinson's Poetry
Emily Dickinson describes the transformative power of poetry as something that can evoke profound physical sensations. She developed a distinctive style characterized by unique punctuation, particularly the use of dashes, and near...
Book Club for Kids
What Motivated the Author of "When You Reach Me"
Books allow us to transcend the world we live in, but they also help us to connect to the people and places around us. In this audio story, several young students at a school in Washington D.C. talk about the plot, characterization,...
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Gilded Age - The Victorians
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Gilded Age uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did you Know? The Harlem Renaissance
Learn more about the Harlem Renaissance.
Curated Video
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 1, Scene 1 Analysis
This video provides an in-depth analysis of Act 1, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Discover the complexities of the love triangle, the role of control in relationships, and the major themes introduced by...
Royal Opera House
Eugene Onegin – Lensky's aria 'Kuda, kuda, vi udalilis' (Pavol Breslik, The Royal Opera)
The young poet Lensky bids farewell to life in this beautiful aria from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/eugeneonegin Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s best-loved opera, Eugene Onegin, is based on Alexander...
Royal Opera House
Conductor Semyon Bychkov on Eugene Onegin (The Royal Opera)
Acclaimed Russian conductor Semyon Bychkov discusses his approach to the characters of Tchaikovsky's great opera Eugene Onegin, refined over his decades-long relationship with what he calls one of his 'first operatic loves'. Find out...
One Minute History
Ernest Hemingway - Epic Writers - One Minute History
Writer. Soldier. Hunter. Survivor. Ernest Hemingway embodies the spirit of American grit living a nomadic life of adventure. His story opens in the suburbs of Chicago as a journalist for his high school paper, The Trapeze. During World...
The Cynical Historian
The Bronze Age Changes with Archeological Evidence
Check out the full collaboration playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4kqG-CL4ToARSQlWqu6jRzeEnbFAQCkB Up until the 19th century, the Bronze Age was merely a time of legends, where the Bible and Iliad told fantastic...
One Minute History
091 Ernest Hemingway - One Minute History
Writer. Soldier. Hunter. Survivor. Ernest Hemingway embodies the spirit of American grit living a nomadic life of adventure. His story opens in the suburbs of Chicago as a journalist for his high school paper, The Trapeze. During World...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Insults by Shakespeare - April Gudenrath
"You're a fishmonger!" By taking a closer look at Shakespeare's words--specifically his insults--we see why he is known as a master playwright whose works transcend time and appeal to audiences all over the world.
PBS
The Symbolism of Sunflower Seeds in Ghost
Ghost by Jason Reynolds is a coming-of-age book that resonates with teenagers who have experienced childhood trauma. Explore the novel with an interactive resource that focuses on the author's use of symbolism, particularly with...
PBS
Character Study: Scout Finch
Scout Finch, the rough-and-tumble protagonist of Harper Lee's iconic To Kill a Mockingbird, learns quite a bit about how the world works as she observes her father's defense of Tom Robinson. Learn more about Scout and her distinctive...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read James Joyce's "Ulysses"?
What is Bloomsday? Why would thousands travel to Dublin on this day to visit sites depicted in a novel that is ridiculously hard to read? Why even bother with reading such a book? Find out by viewing a short video that suggests the...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read “Kafka on the Shore”?
Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore was selected as one of the 10 Best Books of 2005. A short video provides insight into the many threads that form the tapestry of the prize-winning novel.
Smithsonian Institution
Why Right Brained Is Wrong…Brained
The brain is an especially complex organ. A PD lesson from the Good Thinking series discusses the importance of not isolating processes to the right or left side of the brain. The instruction uses specific examples to illustrate how...
PBS
A Separate Peace
Jenna and Barbara Bush, daughters of former President George W. Bush, and author Armistead Maupin share with viewers their reasons for selecting John Knowles' A Separate Peace as one of their favorite books.
PBS
The Color Purple
A clip from the documentary Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth features Walker discussing her writing process and why she chose to write The Color Purple as an epistolary novel. The resource is part of PBS' American Masters...
PBS
One Hundred Years of Solitude | The Great American Read
One Hundred Years of Solitude introduces readers to magic realism. Told in a series of flashbacks and flash-forwards, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Nobel Prize-winning novel is a candidate for The Great American Read program and aficionados...
PBS
Jane Eyre 2: Meeting Mr. Rochester
Adapting a much-beloved novel for the screen can be a tricky business. Each media has its own possibilities and limitations. The second PBS Jane Eyre resource in the Masterpiece series asks readers to evaluate how the filmmakers have...
Crash Course
Crash Course Literature 209: Things Fall Apart Part Ii
Crash Course Literature 208: If One Finger Brought Oil: Things Fall Apart Part II by Chinua Achebe is the highlighted novel that the host summarizes. Characterization, plot and symbolism is discussed in detail to give the reader a better...
Crash Course
Crash Course Literature 208: If One Finger Brought Oil: Things Fall Apart Part I
Crash Course Literature 208: If One Finger Brought Oil: Things Fall Apart I by Chinua Achebe is the highlighted novel that the host summarizes. Characterization, plot and symbolism is discussed in detail to give the reader a better...
British Library
British Library: Wuthering Heights: Who Is Heathcliff?
Professor John Bowen discusses the enigmatic Heathcliff, from his early appearance as a rejected child, to his return as a powerful and violent antihero. [3:46]