Literature is a fascinating field of learning. It is, in fact, the mother of all academic disciplines, as it relates to anything written or spoken. However, the major challenge facing students of ...

With spring break quickly approaching, many Trojans will shelve their difficult course material in favor of a trashy beach read. As they dig their toes into the sand and try to forget about the stress ...

In his introduction, Joseph Epstein offers a broad definition of literary genius: “Timelessness, grandeur of vision, originality of outlook—all these in concert and worked at a high power comprise ...

Great literature feels like recognition. It's that jolt when a character from 1925 describes exactly how you felt last Tuesday. It's the way a single sentence can make you laugh and break your heart ...

Almost the entirety of Western literature can be fit neatly into just six story arcs, according to a new data-mining study. But new research from the University of Vermont utilizing data-mining ...