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Who and what is this website for?

This space is primarily focused towards mature English literature students who have the need to read and analyze works for academic purposes. In general, the content is aimed at university students, however, people from all walks of life are welcome to drop by and further their learning about works they have read.

What are Basic analysis ideas?

The Basic analysis is as the name suggests, it includes such aspects as key themes, theories and historical factors, to give an overall understanding of the story.

What are Neoteric analysis ideas?

The Neoteric analysis is a more extensive study of a work which compliments the Basic analysis, giving more in-depth ideas and theories about a text.

Where do the School of Theory analyses come from?

All of the School of Theory analyses are based on the ideals taken from the original works published by the authors of said movement.

What searches can I try on the homepage search bar?

Searches can be made in the following areas:

  • Author’s name
  • Title of a literary work
  • Literary movement e.g. Naturalism, Romanticism, Realism
  • Genre e.g. satire, romance, science fiction
  • Year published
  • The century e.g. 5th century
  • Author’s nationality
  • Type of writing e.g. political, philosophical, scientific
  • Realist or fantasy (elements not of this world)
  • Main characteristics of a book or movement, e.g. courtly love, industrialization, dehumanization
  • Type of literary work, information, or analysis needed: essay, novel, short story, literary analysis, theory, poem, drama / play, sonnet
  • Pulitzer Prize winners
  • Nobel Prize winners

Can I submit papers to the website?

Unfortunately, at this time, it is not possible to present papers to be uploaded onto this website.

Why are some words written in green or gold within a text?

Some words within an article may be more technical and require an explanation or reminder of their meaning. Therefore, a feature has been added to the website where you can hover over a gold word to see its definition (on a computer), or click on it once (mobile).

The words in green are hyperlinks to other articles on the website, to jump back-and-forth more easily.

What is Book beginning: page-?

At the top of each article there is a line stating which page our version of the book starts. This is to help orientate any readers with different page numbers to find quotes more easily. If, for example, a quote is on page 65 and the book begins page 15, then it is 50 pages into the story. Of course, both page and writing size have to be taken into consideration.

What is the "type" column when I search something?

When search results appear on the home page, there will be two columns, one on the left named "title" and one on the right named "type". The following options can appear under type:

  • Article: the overall page for a literary work, for example, Pride and Prejudice.
  • Article content: an individual article, for example, basic, neoteric etc.
  • Paper: an essay, it could be argumentative, research, critical etc.
  • Author: an author of a literary work and their nationality.