literature
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Sonia McSwain, originally from San Luis Obispo, is a senior at the University of California, San Diego, where she studies English literature with a minor in communication.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
When the subject of literature came up, Monroe seemed compelled to play to ditzy expectations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
For Leslie Fiedler, the greatest works of American literature were those that engaged with terrible fears and forbidden desires.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Question: How do you view the evolution of Central American literature?
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Hobbes was left out of the Royal Society—there is an extended literature on why—but Digby, Charleton and Boyle, all readers of van Helmont, were among the first members.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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