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English literature

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    · Jan 09, 2024 · 05:30 pm
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    · Apr 29, 2020 · 05:30 pm
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    · May 06, 2019 · 05:30 pm
  • In the age of Brexit, to describe Chaucer as ‘English to the core’ is to misrepresent him

    In the age of Brexit, to describe Chaucer as ‘English to the core’ is to misrepresent him

    Marion Turner, Aeon
    · Mar 26, 2019 · 05:30 pm
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    How a huge gamble by the lawyers defending ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ changed obscenity law forever

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    · Nov 23, 2017 · 05:30 pm
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    DU likely to start course on how to write FB posts, blogs for English literature students

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 26, 2017 · 01:33 pm