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Questions related to the English writer, poet, philosopher and dramatist Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936) and his work. His works include The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904), The Man Who Was Thu…
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For questions about Scandinavian literature: works of literature which were originally written in any of the North Germanic (or "Scandinavian") languages - Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, or Ol…
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Questions about the order in which a sequence of related works should be read. In particular, where the chronological order of release may not match the order of events within the related works.
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Questions about the works of Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) or his life as a writer. Use with the tag [russian-language].
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Questions related to F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby (1925). Use this tag with the [f-scott-fitzgerald] tag.
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Questions about literature that was originally written in any of the Chinese languages (including Classical Chinese, Mandarin and Cantonese), regardless of where it was published. Please also make sur…
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Questions about the works of John le Carre (1931-2020) or his life as a writer. Le Carré is the pen name of David John Moore Cornwell. The British author is best known for his George Smiley espionage…
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Questions about essays, which are (mostly short) works of prose non-fiction, including argument, reflection, autobiography, and criticism. Use with the appropriate author tag. Do not use for questions…
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For questions about the 19th-century author Edgar Allan Poe and his writings, which include both poetry and short stories, some of which have had widespread influence in their genres. Questions about …
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Questions about the U.S.-born British poet, literary critic, dramatist and publisher T. S. Eliot (1888 – 1965) and his works. As a poet, Eliot is best known for poems such as "The Love Song of J. Alf…
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For questions about the US author Mark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens; 1835 – 1910) or about any of his works, which include The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Saw…
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for questions about any works of literature that were originally created in the Persian or Farsi language, regardless of where they were published. Please use with the appropriate author …
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Don Juan is a long poem by Lord Byron, in seventeen cantos with the last one unfinished. Use this tag with the [lord-byron] tag.
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Questions about the pre-Romantic English poet, painter and printmaker William Blake (1757 – 1827) and his works. Blake is known for combining poems with illustrations. His works include 'Songs of Inno…
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The Bible, a collection of sacred texts. Questions should deal with the literary aspects of the text as defined by the Help Center. Otherwise, questions should refer either to Christianity Stack Excha…
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Questions related to books as physical objects, e.g. their size, colors, etc.
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For general questions about plays and theatrical performances as works of literature. If your question is about a specific play, use the title and author tags instead.
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Questions about the works of the English Romantic poet John Keats (1795 – 1821) and his life as a writer.
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Questions about works of literature that were originally written in the Belarusian language, regardless of where they were originally published.
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Questions about the 1979 novel by John le Carré. Use alongside the corresponding author tag.
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for questions about works of literature originally created in the Latin language, along with the applicable author and work tags.
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Questions about norms of spelling, hyphenation, capitalisation, word breaks, emphasis, punctuation and other aspects of orthography.
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Questions about The Odyssey, the epic poem by Homer. Use with [homer] and [greek-language].
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Questions about the works of the Algerian-born French philosopher and author Albert Camus (1913 – 1960) or his life as a writer. Apart from his philosophical works, he is best known for his works 'Th…
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Questions about current or historical practices in publishing that affected or would affect many or most publications in a specific period and/or place (country, city, ...). In this type of questions,…
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Questions about The Iliad, the epic poem by Homer. Always use together with the [homer] and [greek-language] tags.
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Questions about the series of 53 short stories by G. K. Chesterton featuring Father Brown, an English Catholic priest and detective. Use with [g-k-chesterton] and [short-stories]
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Questions related to the English poet John Milton (1608–1674), author of Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and other works.
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How questions about Sir Terry Pratchett, the English author, and his works. His most famous work ıs the Discworld cycle, and some other works include "Strata", "Nation", the Johnny Maxwell trilogy, an…
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Questions about the works of Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) or his life as a writer. He was a Bengali poet, dramatist, and novelist, best known for the poetry collection 'Gitanjali' (1910). If asking…
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Questions about how audiences responded to specific literary works, including theories about the reception of literary works. This can cover both qualitative and quantitative aspects (e.g. sales figur…
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Questions about the works of American novelist Stephen King (born 1947) or his life as a writer. Stephen King is most famous for his works in horror, such as 'Carrie', 'It' and 'The Shining'.
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Questions about the works of Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893) and his life as a writer. Use this tag with the [french-language] tag, and with either a novel tag or [short-stories] as applicable.
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Questions related to sexuality, including LGBT themes (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender), in works of literature or literary theory.
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Questions related to wordplay in works of literature, i.e. a clever use of words, typically for the purpose of amusement. Examples include puns, phonetic mix-ups, obscure words and meanings, and doubl…
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