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Sonnets by 11 Contemporary Poets

The name of this fourteen-line poetic form comes from the Italian sonetto, meaning "a little sound or song."

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Genesis of the Modern American Right

During the Great Depression, financial elites translated European fascism into an American form that joined high capital with lower middle-class populism.

Education & Society

Life Advice From the Armed Forces

These American Forces Information Service posters shared via JSTOR by The University of Alabama in Huntsville offer us the wisdom we didn’t know we needed.

Education & Society

Margaret Geoga on the Ambiguities of Ancient Texts

An interview with Margaret Geoga, an Egyptologist who examines “wisdom instructions” to see how their interpretation differs between readers and over time.

Education & Society

Tips from a Librarian on Using JSTOR for Research

Follow these first steps toward success with your new research project.

Arts & Culture

Lesya Ukrainka: Ukraine’s Beloved Writer and Activist

“Lesya Ukrainka” was a carefully considered pseudonym for a writer who left behind a legacy of poems, plays, essays and activism for the Ukrainian language.

Sonnets by 11 Contemporary Poets

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