Literary Dude

Enduring Writers and Their Works

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Literary Dude: Mark Twain

Why Mark Twain's work endures so vividly

Aug 21 •

Literary Dude: Walt Whitman and "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"

How 19th century American poet Walt Whitman speaks to today's divided politics.

Jun 21 •

Literary Dude: George Orwell

A timeless essay, "Politics and the English Language," the importance of clear and concise expression, and the ways governments and politicians use and…

May 26, 2022 •

Literary Dude: Philip Levine and "Dearborn Suite"

Philip Levine, Henry Ford, the Rouge and the Poetics of Automobile Manufacturing.

Apr 18, 2022 •

Literary Dude: William Butler Yeats and "The Second Coming"

How, in 1919, an Irish poet defined the central anxieties of our time.

Feb 22, 2022 •

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