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| Adventure, Feb., 1912 (Gutenberg Australia) |
Note: There was a time--before television, even before movies--when people got their entertainment from weekly and monthly magazines--stories we still read today. Here's one.
Get Ready: How important are symbols--flags, patriotic songs, and so on--to you?
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| Elsie Leslie Lyde as Little Lord Fauntleroy, painted by William Merritt Chase (Wikiart) |
Note: To a certain generation of Americans, "Little Lord Fauntleroy" inspired a way of dress; for the next, he inspired ridicule.
Get Ready: Is there a past fad in clothing or hairstyle that today is commonly made fun of?
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| Percival is greeted by the Fisher King, in a story that helped inspire The Waste Land(Wikimedia) |
Note: This modernist poem about the effects of the First World War has its roots in the magnificent medieval story of Parzival (Perceval) and the Fisher King.
Get Ready: In what ways do modern literature and art differ from that of previous eras?
Note: The great Irish writer George Bernard Shaw wrote, "England and America are two countries separated by a common language." What do you think he meant by that?
Get Ready: Which do you find easier to understand, spoken English or written English? Why do you think this is?
