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Old 06-14-2017, 09:54 AM   #25985
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Originally Posted by astrangerhere View Post
I took an entire class on Moby Dick at university. We had the most fun picking apart those allegorical chapters. But it certainly took a great deal of historical background reading and a fantastic professor.

In the same vein, I took an entire class on Paradise Lost and the other works of Milton as well.
Ah yes, the fantastic professor makes all the difference. I even had one that could make Chaucer sound good, almost understandable. (I didn't study Chaucer but he came up as part of other discussions.)
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