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Poetry Focus: “Leda and the Swan”

Really terrific analysis of William Butler Yeats’s “Leda and the Swan,” found in Chapter 8 of Sound and Sense, by Evan Puschak, aka the nerdwriter.

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Thug Notes: Macbeth

Strange women on moors with cauldrons = bad juju! Salty language and adult themes ahead. Proceed with caution.

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Thug Notes Introduction

In June 2013, Thug Notes produced its first video to YouTube. Thug Notes introduces classic works of literature with a hip-hop twist. Creators Jared Bauer and Jacob Salamon write the scripts with actor/comedian Greg Edwards hosting each episode as Sparky Sweets, PhD. The aim is to summarize and analyze classic works of literature with a hip-hop twist.

Here’s an example of the Thug Notes style applied to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. I’ll post the Thug Notes version of each work they cover that we read in class, but be warned! Salty language and adult themes ahead. Proceed with caution.

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Thug Notes: Brave New World

Orgy porgy, soma, and centrifugal bumblepuppy? That’s life in the World State streets. Salty language and adult themes ahead. Proceed with caution.

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Thug Notes: The Stranger

Is it hot out here, or is it me? Bang! Bang bang bang bang…oh, well. Salty language and adult themes ahead. Proceed with caution.

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Thug Notes: Beowulf

Did somebody holler for a hero? Salty language and adult themes ahead. Proceed with caution.

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Thug Notes: Jane Eyre

You work your groove, girl. Salty language and adult themes ahead. Proceed with caution.

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