What was the interminable law case in Dickens’s Bleak House (1852-53)?
The interminable law case in Dickens’s Bleak House was Jarndyce v. Jarndyce, a case stemming from a dispute about distribution of an estate.
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In the 1970s, the author of Flaubert’s Parrot (1984) Julian Barnes wrote the “Edward Pygge” gossip column for the British periodical, The New Review.
Where in the Bible does the “Whore of Babylon” appear?
The “Whore of Babylon” appears in the New Testament Book of Revelation 17:1-7. The whore sits on a scarlet beast with seven heads and ten horns. She holds a cup of abominations and has written on her forehead: “Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth.” She was probably meant originally…
How did William Burroughs kill his wife?
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In Greek tragedies what is the difference between hamartia and hubris?
Hamartia is the fatal flaw that brings a good character to ruin. Hubris is pride, the classic example of hamartia.
How many Pulitzer prizes did Robert Frost win?
Robert Frost won four Pulitzer prizes, for New Hampshire (1924), Collected Poems (1931), A Further Range (1937), and A Witness Tree (1943).