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A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
Questions about the fantasy novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (originally published in three volumes in the years 1954-1955) by J.R.R. Tolkien. Use this tag with the [j-r-r-tolkien] tag.
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Questions about the works of crime writer Agatha Christie (1890–1976) or her life as a writer. Her works include 'And Then There Were None', 'Murder on the Orient Express' and many stories about the d…
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Questions related to the style of a literary work or a specific author, i.e. the way in which word choice, sentence structure, imagery, figurative devices, repetition and other aspect of language are …
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Questions about the works of the English novelist Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) and her life as a writer.
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Questions about determining and representing the meter of a poem, a practice called scansion.
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Questions about the relation between works of literature and a specific cultural context. Cultural context does not necessarily refer to the context in which the work originated; it can also refer to …
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Questions about the novel 'Atlas Shrugged' (1957) written by Ayn Rand. Questions about this world should be tagged with [ayn-rand].
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Questions about works of the ancient Greek writer known as Homer (born c. 8th century BC) or his life as a writer. Homer is known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Use with the tag [greek-la…
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Questions about the works of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) or his life as a writer.
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Questions about The Chronicles of Narnia, the 7-book series by C. S. Lewis. Use this with the [c-s-lewis] tag.
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Questions about the novel 'Swimming in the Dark' (2020) by Tomasz Jędrowski. Should be tagged with [tomasz-jedrowski].
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Questions about the literary works of Tomasz Jedrowski or his life as a writer.
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Questions regarding the works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881), the Russian journalist and author of such works as 'Crime and Punishment' (1866), 'The Idiot' (1868–1869) and 'The Brothers Karamazov' …
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For questions about the literary significance of religious works or the effects of religion on literature.
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Questions about the works of the poet George Noel Gordon, 6th Baron Byron, better known as Lord Byron (1788 – 1824), or his life as a writer.
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Questions related to the concept of "narrator" in literature, i.e. the "voice" that appears to speak or tell a story. The narrator can usually not simply be equated with the author. There are various …
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For questions regarding the Sherlock Holmes series of novels and short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle or any other literary work featuring this character. For questions about the original Doyle stories…
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Questions about works of literature that were originally written in the Japanese language, regardless of whether they were written or published in Japan or elsewhere.
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Questions about the works of Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), English novelist and poet, or his life as a writer. His novels include "Far From the Madding Crowd" (1874), "The Mayor of Casterbridge" (1886) an…
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Question about the works of Neil Gaiman (born 1960) or his life as a writer. He is known for his book 'American Gods', and the Sandman comics.
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For questions about Macbeth, a play by William Shakespeare. Note that this is a work tag and not a character tag for the man Macbeth. Use in conjunction with [william-shakespeare].
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Questions about George Orwell's dystopian novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', first published in 1949. Use this tag with the [george-orwell] tag.
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For questions about the relationship between texts or sets of texts.
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Questions about folktales or folk tales, i.e. stories that have been orally passed down from generation to generation. For myths and legends, use the [myths] tag.
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For questions about works of literature originally written in Yiddish. Use this tag for any questions about such works, not just for the body of Yiddish literature as a whole.
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Questions about the works of the Polish-born Jewish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902–1991) or his life as a writer. He wrote novels such as 'The Magician of Lublin' (English translation, 1960), shor…
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Questions regarding the Irish author James Joyce (1882-1941) or his works.
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For questions about the American novelist and short story writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) or about any of his literary works.
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For questions about genres as they relate to literature. Note that questions asking for the genre of a work are off-topic.
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Questions about the works of the British author J.K. Rowling (born 1965) or her life as a writer. She is best known for the immensely popular Harry Potter series.
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For questions regarding the 7-book young-adult series by J. K. Rowling. Use this tag with the [j-k-rowling] tag.
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Questions about the play 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare, and related materials. Use this tag with the [william-shakespeare] tag.
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Questions about the works of Helen Garner (born 1942) or her life as a writer.
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Questions about the novella "The Children's Bach" by Helen Garner. Should be tagged with [helen-garner].
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Questions related to literary criticism, the branch of the humanities that studies and interprets literature. For literary theory, use the [theory] tag.
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Questions asking for an explanation of an element of the plot of a work of fiction.
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