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Cambridge Poetry Students Analyze This

Notorious partier-songwriter's lyrics compared to 16th Century poem

By Laila Weir,  Newser User

Posted May 27, 2008 2:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – Stodgy? Never! Cambridge University surprised its English students with an exam requesting literary analysis of Amy Winehouse lyrics last week. Students compared a poem by 16th century poet and ne’er-do-well adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh with Winehouse’s “Love is a Losing Game,”...   Read full story »

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