Listen to American novelist E. L. Doctorow speak about his use of science in his novels
E.L. Doctorow discussing his use of science in fiction.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Learn about the controversy of identifying the first novel in history.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.“If for a day joy masters me / Think not my wounds are healed.”
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.How did Gatsby become so…great?
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzLearn how German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's failed love affairs inspired his work, including his novel The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774).
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Ever attended a poetry reading in an arena?
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Harjo calls this her “kitchen table poem.”
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about essential elements of the novel—including mood, motivation, characterization, and style—with editor and anthologist Clifton Fadiman and actors from London's Old Vic theater company. This is a 1962 production of Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation.
