Does EIL Have an Answer Key?
Does the Excellence in Literature curriculum have an answer key? No, this is a literature and writing course — there are no multiple choice questions or simple questions of fact. Because the Excellence in...
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Faerie Queene Introductory Materials
This introduction to The Faerie Queene will help you to understand the time period when it was written, meet the author Edmund Spenser, and interpret the text’s allegory and verse structure. By Dr. George...
Inferno Cantos 12 to 17 Questions for Analysis by Stacy Esch
Inferno: Questions for Analysis Cantos XII – XVII by Stacy Esch, with illustrations selected by EIL staff Professor Esch’s original materials have been edited by the Excellence in Literature staff for use on this...
Inferno Cantos 1 to 5 Questions for Analysis by Stacy Esch
Inferno: Questions for Analysis, Cantos I – V by Stacy Esch [with illustrations selected by EIL staff] What is the “dark wood”? How did Dante get there? [see Introducing Canto I] What’s the significance...
Stacy Esch Resources
Many thanks to Stacy Esch for providing these resources for Dante’s Divine Comedy, as well as a Tolkien essay (below) and sharing them with Excellence in Literature. Stacy Esch teaches composition and literature at West...
Introduction to Literature Videos
Videos referenced in Introduction to Literature (EIL1 Videos) This list encompasses all currently referenced videos for Excellence in Literature Unit 1 (Introduction to Literature), separated by module. Please check back periodically, as EIL is...
Working it Out with George Herbert & Joseph Womack
Would you like to deepen your devotional reading? Have you always wanted to understand great poetry? Working it Out may be just what you need! In Working it Out, you will study the work...
Dr. Randy Laist: Analysis of Welty’s A Worn Path
While we at EIL always encourage readers to perform their own analysis and develop their own ideas regarding our focus texts, we also believe that it can be helpful to learn from both the...
Literary Analysis: Elements of Narrative
Learn basic concepts of literary analysis, including plot, character, and setting with Professor Randy Laist of Goodwin College.
