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Tag: Mark Twain

  • Lost by Allusion

    Robert VanEst Every text implies information that it takes for granted and does not explain; whether allusions are Shakespeare’s references to British history, Dickens’ references to the law, Flannery O’Connor’s connections to Christian salvation, or Dickinson’s questioning references to God, the pattern persists. Our human “mental reference libraries” store knowledge of entities, principles, and situations…

  • Anchor Point: The King James Bible and English Literature

    Robert L. Doty Lecture, 400th Anniversary Celebration of the King James Bible Campbellsville University October 6, 2011 A note on the English language may be useful as we begin. Geoffrey Chaucer, who was writing in 1400, used East Midland dialect of Middle English. An uninitiated person who looked at his works would need to hear…