My Fair Lady (1964) Movie Trailer
My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story presents Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl...
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Trailer for Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
A proflic and beloved writer of adventure stories and science-fiction (he features prominently in our article on Books Boys Like), it’s no surprise that Jules Verne’s work has been adapted for various mediums. One...
Level 1 Resource Updates
Introduction to Literature Updates Due to the ever-changing nature of the Internet, online resources often move unexpectedly to new addresses. Here are the most recent updates for Level 1: Introduction to Literature. Module 1...
Idylls of the King by Tennyson
Idylls of the King Index by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Flos Regum Arthurus (Joseph of Exeter) EIL Editor’s Note: Idylls of the King is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred,...
To the Queen: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
To the Queen From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: The Passing of Arthur To the Queen O loyal to the royal...
The Passing of Arthur: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
The Passing of Arthur From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: Guinevere | Next Entry: To the Queen The Passing of Arthur That...
Guinevere: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
Guinevere From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: The Last Tournament | Next Entry: The Passing of Arthur Guinevere Queen Guinevere had fled...
The Last Tournament: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
The Last Tournament From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: Pelleas and Ettarre | Next Entry: Guinevere The Last Tournament Dagonet, the...
Pelleas and Ettarre: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
Pelleas and Ettarre From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: The Holy Grail | Next Entry: The Last Tournament Pelleas and Ettarre King...
The Holy Grail: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
The Holy Grail From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: Lancelot and Elaine | Next Entry: Pelleas and Ettarre The Holy Grail From...
Lancelot and Elaine: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
Lancelot and Elaine From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: Merlin and Vivien | Next Entry: The Holy Grail Lancelot and Elaine Elaine...
Merlin and Vivien: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
Merlin and Vivien From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: Balin and Balan | Next Entry: Lancelot and Elaine Merlin and Vivien A...
Balin and Balan: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
Balin and Balan From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: Geraint and Enid | Next Entry: Merlin and Vivien Balin and Balan Pellam...
Geraint and Enid: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
Geraint and Enid From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: The Marriage of Geraint | Next Entry: Balin and Balan Geraint and Enid...
The Marriage of Geraint: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
The Marriage of Geraint From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: Gareth and Lynette| Next Entry: Geraint and Enid The Marriage of Geraint...
Gareth and Lynette: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
Gareth and Lynette From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: The Coming of Arthur | Next Entry: The Marriage of Geraint Gareth and...
Dedication for Idylls of the King by Tennyson
Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Tennyson dedicated Idylls of the King to the memory of Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert, who had admired Tennyson’s...
The Coming of Arthur: Idylls of the King by Tennyson
The Coming of Arthur From Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King Table of Contents Previous Entry: Dedication | Next Entry: Gareth and Lynette The Coming of Arthur...
Honors Texts for Introduction to Literature
The Honors Track for Introduction to Literature involves additional reading and writing, which is described in the study guide. Another way you can use the honors texts is if you’ve already read a focus text for...
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...
Introduction to Literature Focus Texts
Introduction to Literature study guide In this first level of Excellence in Literature, students will become familiar with the lesson format they’ll use through all five years of the curriculum. Introduction to Literature is...
Animal Farm and its Relationship to History
Animal Farm is a 1945 allegorical novella by English writer George Orwell. According to Orwell, the book reflects events that led up to the Russian Revolution of 1917, and then to the Stalinist era...
Adaptations of Animal Farm by George Orwell
Orwell’s famous “Fairy Story”, Animal Farm, has been adapted many times for stage and screen. In choosing an adaptation to watch it is usually helpful to preview the material. To that end, here is...
Archibald Henderson’s George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw: His Life and Works, a Critical Biography by Archibald Henderson is an interesting biography which, while somewhat dated, includes a number of good photographs and a genealogical chart. You may find...
To Jennie by Mark Twain
To Jennie by Mark Twain EIL Editor’s note: Written upon the death of his niece, Jennie Clemens, To Jennie is Twain at his most somber. The only child of his brother Orion, Jennie was...
Genius by Mark Twain
Genius by Mark Twain EIL Editor’s note: Twain at his most satirical, Genius is a biting mockery of not only the eccentric poetic stereotype but the tendency of critics to evaluate work based on...
Ode to Stephen Dowling Bots by Mark Twain
Ode To Stephen Dowling Bots, Dec’d by Mark Twain EIL Editior’s note: Originally appearing in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as a work by Emmaline Grangerford (a caricature of Twain’s contemporary Julia A. Moore),...
Those Annual Bills by Mark Twain
THOSE ANNUAL BILLS BY MARK TWAIN EIL Editor’s note: Never one to shy away from social commentary or criticism, Twain’s Those Annual Bills is a semi-comical lament of the financial necessities of existence which is...
The Aged Pilot Man by Mark Twain
THE AGED PILOT MAN by Mark Twain EIL Editor’s note: Being serious for once, Twain penned The Aged Pilot Man as an ode to the steamboat captains with whom he lived and worked. Taking place...
A Sweltering Day in Australia by Mark Twain
A SWELTERING DAY IN AUSTRALIA by Mark Twain EIL Editor’s note: A whimsical exploration of Australian geography and nomenclature, Twain’s A Sweltering Day in Australia is poking fun at both linguistic differences and at...
