Tess of the d’Urbervilles: Thomas Hardy’s Reenactment of the Demeter-Persephone Myth
Reenactment of the Demeter-Persephone myth as perceived by Thomas Hardy
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Felix Purat
- 4 days ago
- 6 min
Information Transfer and “Otherness”
Information transfer is used to bring cultural "otherness" into other languages via translation. But how much "otherness" is enough?
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juliagan6
- 5 days ago
- 5 min
Coleridge on Reading, and Reading Coleridge Himself
The Romantic poet S. T. Coleridge describes different types of readers, which in turn describe his own reading habits.
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Dino Mušić
- 6 days ago
- 6 min
"A Song of Ice and Fire", "Harry Potter" and the Appeal of an Undead Villain
With ASOIAF and HP as examples, this article will discuss how each of them construct their undead villains and what makes them so appealing.
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Nathan Hepp
- 6 days ago
- 5 min
Film Genre 101: The Settings of The Epic Film
This is the second article in the Film Genre 101 series, which focuses on the Epic Film Genre
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Felix Purat
- Sep 19
- 7 min
The Pitfalls of Translating Poetry
This article reflects upon the several key pitfalls surrounding the literary translation of poetry.
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Bastien Poole
- Sep 19
- 6 min
Sociology of Health and Illness 101: Illness, the Body and the Working Class
https://lfe.mit.edu/research/hcf/
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Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Sep 19
- 8 min
Postmodern Retellings 102: Yumiko Kurahashi’s A Mermaid’s Tears
A Mermaid’s Tears (1985) introduces a new kind of mermaid body which distorts the mental and spiritual limits of identity and gender.
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Dino Mušić
- Sep 18
- 6 min
Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: What About Science Fiction?
A brief overview of science fiction as a genre and a discussion on what separates it from the genre of fantasy.
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Dino Mušić
- Sep 11
- 6 min
Hell and Temporality in Neil Gaiman's "Other People"
On temporality, hell, and reshaping of myth in Neil Gaiman's "Other People".
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Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Sep 5
- 8 min
Postmodern Retellings 102: Deconstruction in Fairy Tales
Authors deconstruct traditional fairy tales by dismantling binary oppositions of Western culture.
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Dino Mušić
- Sep 4
- 6 min
Angela Carter's "The Werewolf" and the Impact of Story Retold
Fairy tales are evergreen stories, but their impact has become that much greater with contemporary retellings.
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Maialen De Carlos
- Aug 30
- 5 min
American Gothic: Shirley Jackson
This article analyses the influence Shirley Jackson has made in contemporary gothic literature through her short story The Lottery.
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Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Aug 29
- 8 min
The Bell Jar: Subversion, Identity, and Downfall in Plath's Bildungsroman
The Bell Jar illustrates the quest for female identity while subverting the conventions of the Bildungsroman and the autobiography
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Dino Mušić
- Aug 28
- 7 min
Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: On Superhero Fiction
Superhero fiction is one of the most popular sub-genres of fantasy currently. Where does it stem from and what are its key markings?
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Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Aug 22
- 7 min
Postmodern Retellings 101: Olga Broumas’s Cinderella
Olgas Broumas counter-writes the original Cinderella tale to subvert the happy ending.
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Melis Güven
- Aug 18
- 5 min
Literary Critical Theories 101: Analysis of New Criticism
The New Critical efforts to focus on the literary work as the primary source of evidence for interpreting it emphasizes "the text itself."
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Dino Mušić
- Aug 14
- 5 min
Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: On Urban Fantasy
A brief discussion of urban fantasy will be concluded with a familiar example. Why is urban fantasy worthy of proper literary analysis?
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Mary Behan
- Aug 13
- 9 min
Classical Chinese Novels 101: Dream of the Red Chamber
"Dream of the Red Chamber" is the greatest Chinese novel of all time; reading it is akin to experiencing imperial Chinese civilization.
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Mary Behan
- Aug 7
- 6 min
Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman"
Lu Xun's seminal short story, "Diary of a Madman," marked the start of modern Chinese literature.
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