Marlena Figge
Author
Marlena Figge received her M.A. in Italian Literature from Middlebury College in 2021 and graduated from the University of Dallas in 2020 with a B.A. in Italian and English. She currently has a teaching fellowship and teaches English at a high school in Italy.
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Jane Austen is 250: Why We Still Love Her Novels
The works of this novelist give insight into human nature, the value of the family, everyday heroism, and just plain beautiful writing.
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Santa Lucia Knows If You’ve Been Naughty or Nice
In Italy, St. Nick’s gift-giving counterpart is St. Lucy, whose feast day is celebrated on Dec. 13.
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The Scents and Sounds of ‘November’
In a simple poem, Giovanni Pascoli expresses what this time of the year can mean.
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Poems for All Saints’ Day
To commemorate this day, here are saints who wrote poetry as a way to express their love of God.
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Aristotelian Friendship in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’
In Part 2 of a two-part series, Austen’s heroine learns what it means to be a friend to Mr. Knightley.
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Learning to Be a Friend, in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’
In Part 1 of a two-part series, Austen’s heroine learns what it means to be a friend to Harriet Smith.
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William Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 65’: Timeless Beauty
The great English writer shows how a poem written down can take beauty from of the confines of time.
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’The Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The poet transforms a military blunder into a call to glory.
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Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’: Faith in a Faithless Age
The poet urges a return to tradition and belief in God in the age of science.
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Wordsworth’s ‘Among All Lovely Things My Love Had Been’
The Romantic poet celebrates how the simple things in life can show true love.
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Jane Austen is 250: Why We Still Love Her Novels
The works of this novelist give insight into human nature, the value of the family, everyday heroism, and just plain beautiful writing.
|
Santa Lucia Knows If You’ve Been Naughty or Nice
In Italy, St. Nick’s gift-giving counterpart is St. Lucy, whose feast day is celebrated on Dec. 13.
|
The Scents and Sounds of ‘November’
In a simple poem, Giovanni Pascoli expresses what this time of the year can mean.
|
Poems for All Saints’ Day
To commemorate this day, here are saints who wrote poetry as a way to express their love of God.
|
Aristotelian Friendship in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’
In Part 2 of a two-part series, Austen’s heroine learns what it means to be a friend to Mr. Knightley.
|
Learning to Be a Friend, in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’
In Part 1 of a two-part series, Austen’s heroine learns what it means to be a friend to Harriet Smith.
|
William Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 65’: Timeless Beauty
The great English writer shows how a poem written down can take beauty from of the confines of time.
|
’The Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The poet transforms a military blunder into a call to glory.
|
Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’: Faith in a Faithless Age
The poet urges a return to tradition and belief in God in the age of science.
|
Wordsworth’s ‘Among All Lovely Things My Love Had Been’
The Romantic poet celebrates how the simple things in life can show true love.
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