http://www.scribophile.com/blog/more-than-just-a-history-lesson/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:07:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.scribophile.com/blog/more-than-just-a-history-lesson/#comment-30 Brittany Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:29:25 +0000 http://www.scribophile.com/articles/more-than-just-a-history-lesson/#comment-30 Great info! :) Another thing that people forget to do is to check out the author's contemporaries: Sometimes certain authors and poets know/knew each other and have gained influence from them. I know in my German literature classes we were always encouraged to do that too. And it really helps to understand some texts! Great info! Another thing that people forget to do is to check out the author’s contemporaries: Sometimes certain authors and poets know/knew each other and have gained influence from them. I know in my German literature classes we were always encouraged to do that too. And it really helps to understand some texts!

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