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The Paris Review
Long-running literary quarterly whose online archive holds the Writers at Work interviews with major twentieth- and twenty-first-century novelists and poets, alongside fiction and essays. Useful for understanding how modern authors think about craft, influence and revision.
LitCharts
Study guides covering plot, characters, themes, symbols and quotes for several thousand novels, plays and poems, plus a literary-terms glossary. Useful for checking your reading of a text against a structured summary and theme breakdown.
London Review of Books
The LRB Podcast brings you weekly conversations from Europe’s leading magazine of culture and ideas, hosted by Thomas Jones and Malin Hay, and featuring our fortnightly 'On Politics' podcast hosted by James Butler. From the LRB Subscribe to the LRB: https://lrb.me/subslrbpod Close Readings podcast: https://lrb.me/crlrbpod LRB Audiobooks: https://lrb.me/audiobookslrbpod Bags, binders and more at the LRB Store: https://lrb.me/storelrbpod Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk
Lit Century
Host Catherine Nichols and guests choose one book for each year of the twentieth century (Nella Larsen's Passing, 1936, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls, 1966; Mohandas Gandhi's Indian Home Rule, 1909) and talk about it in its historical and literary context. Tune in to find out what the 20th century was all about.
Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction
A unique and exciting introduction to the genre and craft of historical fiction, for curious students, aspiring authors--anyone with a passion for the past. Read classics of the genre, encounter bestselling writers of historical fiction, and discover your own historical archive while interacting with a global community of interested readers.
Introduction to Theory of Literature
Explore literary theory with Yale's Paul Fry! This introductory course covers key concepts and critical approaches to literature.