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Marina Tarlinskaja
The Roots of Shakespeare’s “Rhythmical Italics” and of Formulas in Literary Verse
Literature

The article deals with the origin of “rhythmical figures” serving as “rhythmical italics” to enhance meaning in English poetry from Chaucer to Frost (...

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Benedict S. Robinson
Sense and Sententiae
Literature

This essay aims to rethink a rhetorical microgenre: the “sentence” or sententia, a brief maxim usually stating a moral principle. My aim is to show th...

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Salsabila Yasmin Susilo, Warsiman, Jamila Wijayanti
An Analysis of Structuralism in the Poetry 'Kangen' by W.S Rendra
Literature

This study analyzes the relevance between physical structure and inner structure in the poem Kangen by W.S. Rendra, found in a collection o...

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Tasya Nidea Putri, Sri Rahayu
Novel Semiotics Analyst Yang Telah Lama Pergi by Tere Liye
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The semiotic study in the novel Yang Have Long Gone by Tere Liye expresses signs in the text to form a more profound meaning through symbol...

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This study undertakes a semiotic analysis of Tere Liye's novel, *Yang Telah Lama Pergi*, aiming to uncover profound meanings embedded within its text...

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Moh. Daffa Nugraha, Dina Nurmalisa, Rana Sharjeel Akhtar, Emmanuel Ofori Gyadu
Fantasy Formula in the Story of the Nusantara Webtoon Droid War by Vega Mandalika
Literature

Webtoon NDW is a literary work that presents vertical image panels, making it unique from other scholarly works. As a popular fantasy genre...

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This paper presents an intriguing analysis of the fantasy formula within the Nusantara Webtoon Droid War (NDW) by Vega Mandalika, utilizing Deborah Ch...

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Yadia Rahma, Sarwiji Suwandi, Edy Suryanto
The Values of Feminism in the Novel Mata Dan Nyala Api Purba by Okky Madasari
Literature

Feminist values refer to the basic principles that underlie the feminist movement and thought. These values emphasize gender equality, just...

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This study undertakes a timely analysis of "Mata dan Nyala Api Purba" by Okky Madasari, investigating the manifestation of feminist values within this...

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Anna Bark Persson
BOOK REVIEW: The Crisis of Representation and Speculative Mimesis: Rethinking Relations Between Fiction and Reality in 21st-century Fantasy Storytelling
Literature

Kraatila, Elise. The Crisis of Representation and Speculative Mimesis: Rethinking Relations Between Fiction and Reality in 21st-century Fa...

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Peter Melville
The Critique of Colonial Cartography in N. K. Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
Literature

Epic fantasy is well-known for supplying readers with maps of fantastic secondary-world settings. N. K. Jemisin’s The Inheritance Trilogy...

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This paper presents a compelling and timely analysis of N. K. Jemisin’s *The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms*, arguing that the author's deliberate omission...

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