The Little Prince: Dichotomies and Enlightenment
First published in 1943 in French, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince is a book that has managed to stay relevant and...
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Martin Chef
- Mar 26
- 6 min
Baudelaire's "Invitation to the Voyage": Polymorphy and Locus Amoenus
By inspiring an important part of modern French poetry, such as symbolism, Baudelaire's work is considered as a cornerstone in the...
Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Mar 19
- 6 min
Suite Française: A Warfare Society Portrayal
Irene Némirovsky’s Suite Française (2004) offers an insightful outlook on the German Occupation of France.
Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Feb 20
- 9 min
Existentialism on Contemporary Literature 101: Albert Camus and the Alienation of The Stranger
Albert Camus’ The Stranger is read as a personal reflection in which Camus defines his vision of the absurd.
Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Dec 18, 2022
- 5 min
L'Amant: Marguerite Duras' Reflection on Creation and Destruction
Marguerite Duras reflects an interplay between pairs of binaries usually explored in her work both on psychological and metaphysical levels.
Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Oct 9, 2022
- 6 min
The Book of the City of Ladies: the Medieval Model for Female Companionship
Christine de Pizan depicts representations of female friendship but also reveals the problems of androcentric bonds which lie beneath them.
Elsa Abdallah
- Jul 24, 2022
- 6 min
Fables 101: La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine revolutionized the fable genre, using Aesop’s works as a foundation upon which he built his masterpieces.
Lamprini Papathanasi
- Jun 19, 2022
- 4 min
OuLiPo: Mathematics in Literature
OuLiPo is a 20th-century French literary group, composed of writers and mathematicians, seeking to offer literature new possibilities.
Lamprini Papathanasi
- Jun 13, 2022
- 5 min
The "Bible" of the Decadents: Joris-Karl Huysmans' Against Nature
This article explores the French era of decadence through Joris-Karl Huysmans' controversial novel "Against Nature."
Elsa Abdallah
- Apr 19, 2022
- 5 min
Desire or Social Disparity: The Power of Capitalism in Maupassant’s The Necklace
Women have often been regarded as the most vulnerable victims of social inequality as they have been set aside and linked to the domestic...
Benoit Gaume
- Apr 17, 2022
- 8 min
The Early Reign of Louis XIV 101: The Sun King's Mémoires (II)
This article explores the values of the Louis XIV's Mémoires pour l'instruction du Dauphin.
Dinka Hernández Avilés
- Apr 8, 2022
- 5 min
Am I Actually Free? An Approach Based on Gilles Lipovetsky’s The Empire of Fashion
Based on Lipovetsky's The Empire of Fashion theory, an approach on how this transcends and involves our conception of freedom.
Gaelle Abou Nasr
- Feb 18, 2022
- 5 min
Symbolism 101: Charles Baudelaire’s Influence
This article of the symbolism series discourses the great influence of Charles Baudelaire, one of the most prominent symbolist writers.
donatela shtino
- Jul 18, 2021
- 6 min
Jules Verne, His Impact On The Future And His Hand In Shaping It
How did Jules Verne shape our future? Take a small peek and let us reveal some of his impacts on our modern-day technology.
Çağla Deniz Bülbül
- Jun 22, 2021
- 12 min
The Cursed Women in Literature: Emma Bovary and Bihter Ziyagil
By the end of the 18th century, many things had begun to change in every aspect such as politics, individual rights and literature. The...
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