Articles with keyword "American literature"
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Louisa May Alcott's Long-Lost Novel
A seventeen-year-old's scribbles reveal the writer to come.
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The Long Shadow of Invisible Man
A film on Ralph Ellison and his novel delves into his position as a black man in America.
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"Every Book is a New Journey"
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian talks with Chairman Bruce Cole about the delights of discovering history.
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Almost a Masterpiece
The early version of what became The Great Gatsby will soon be in print.
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Uproar in the Classroom
A new film explores how the written word carries explosive consequences.
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Trying to Tame Huck Finn
NEH Chairman William R. Ferris talks with Boston teacher Nancy Methelis about confronting controversy in a classic novel.
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A Bard for the Powerless
Novelist John Steinbeck, who spoke for the marginalized, is feted in a centennial celebration.
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Outgrowing Myths
Writer William Kittredge reflects on the passing of the Old West and the growing pains of the new with NEH Chairman William R. Ferris.
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Muse of the Shadowy Realms
H.P. Lovecraft's tales of horror come alive in an upcoming festival.
