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
But at the same time, even under the cruelest dictatorships, it has still managed to produce fine literature.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
That distinction is especially relevant in discussions surrounding “The Odyssey,” a mythological epic that has been reimagined across centuries through theater, literature, film and visual art.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
We the scholars of the Temple of Lkossa’s Great Library thusly deem that no literature about it shall be recorded or preserved, except for a simple record of those whose lives it takes.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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