In 2012, the web series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries took the literature-loving internet by storm. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries was the first of its kind: a web series adapted from classic literature, in ...

Classic literature provides a return to earnestness and exuberance amid a world of aloof, detached media. Classic literature adaptations also reflect the popularity of reading online. BookTok features ...

It has been a century since the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s seminal classic “The Great Gatsby.” Since then, it has become a staple in classrooms around the United States, a definitive member ...

Tolstoy, Austen and Dickens. The legends of literature like F. Scott Fitzgerald, who could convey stories with immaculate detail and clarity, seem to have been forgotten in the 21st century. In the ...

Leaders no longer turn to classic literature for wisdom and guidance. NPR producer Brent Baughman speaks with Charles Hill of Yale University about what they used to read — and why they don't anymore.

Teachers at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, Washington, voted in February to remove "To Kill a Mockingbird" from required reading material for ninth graders, while still allowing teachers to teach the ...

Classic literature has long served as inspiration for artists in different fields, and the world of cinema is no exception. The intersection of classic elements and modern twists helps pay homage to ...

AMES, Iowa – Generations of students have read Shakespeare and Hemingway for high school literature class and Jeanne Dyches, assistant professor in Iowa State University’s School of Education, would ...

There are some classics that every Catholic should have on his bookshelf. Oh yes, of course, there are the sterling writings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien; but there are so many great works of ...

High school students from 19 southwestern Michigan schools serve on the Kalamazoo Gazette's Young Editorial Staff (YES), which is coordinated by freelance writer Phyllis Rose. The students pick their ...