Intimate Papers

This CliffsNotes study guide on George Orwell's Animal Farm supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossarie...

Nietzsche argues that Homer's poetry represents the pinnacle of ancient Greek culture and embodies the ideal of a harmonious and heroic society. However, he also challenges the traditional views of classical philology that have portrayed Homer as a ...

In 1816, when eighteen-year old Mary Godwin began writing Frankenstein, the idea that a woman could dream up such a tale was as far-fetched as raising a being from the dead. But Mary wasn't just any woman. The daughter of two notorious radicals, Mar...

In this audio course, you will explore the remarkable vision of Duns Scotus with Sr. Mary Beth Ingham, C.S.J. (Ph.D., University of Fribourg), a leading expert on his life and thought.Blessed John Duns Scotus, O.F.M. (1266 – 1308) lived at the...

The CliffsNotes study guide on Moliere's Tartuffe, The Misanthrope & The Bourgeois Gentleman supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, crit...

Dante Alighieri is indisputably one of the world's greatest poets. His epic masterpiece, the Divine Comedy, has been frequently referred to as the supreme work of Italian literature and a staple in the Western Christian tradition.Now, you can explor...

The CliffsNotes study guide on Swift's Gulliver's Travels supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries,...

A raucous tour through the world of Mr. Darcy imitations, tailored gowns, and tipsy ballroom dancingThe son of a devoted Jane Austen scholar, Ted Scheinman spent his childhood summers eating Yorkshire pudding, singing in an Anglican choir, and watch...

New York Times bestselling author and monk Thomas Merton explores the literature and spirituality of 20th century’s greatest novelist: James Joyce.Born in 1882 to a Catholic family in Dublin, James Joyce wrote some of the most acclaimed master...