Vampirism: Reality or Myth?
This article explores the evolution of the vampire archetype & its impact on pop culture, evaluating evidence for & against their existence.
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Natàlia Vila
- Feb 5
- 7 min
A Place Without Pity: Loss and Motherhood in Cynthia Ozick’s The Shawl
Cynthia Ozick published the short story The Shawl in The New Yorker in 1980, 35 years after the end of the Second World War and the...
meganmaistre
- Feb 5
- 7 min
Modern Drama 101: Mid-Century British Theatre
This article looks at the state of theatre in Britain in the post-war years.
Martin Chef
- Jan 30
- 7 min
Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology: Naturalism in the American countryside
Throughout the ages, many writers have endeavored to portray reality through their works and through the prism of different aesthetics,...
Felix Purat
- Jan 30
- 7 min
Translation as Anesthesia: Karl May In The 21st Century
This article delves into the at-times censorious nature of translation and uses Karl May's Winnetou trilogy as an example.
Deborah Zaccai
- Jan 29
- 11 min
Survey of Italian Literature 101: 'Il Trecento' / The Three Crowns
Representing Italian literature in the 14th century, are the “Three Crowns": Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarca and Giovanni Boccaccio.
Anny Polyzogopoulou
- Jan 29
- 8 min
British Gothic Literature 101: The Sublime
This article aspires to define the essence of the sublime and delve into the religious interpretations related to it.
Martin Chef
- Jan 22
- 6 min
A. Spiegelman's Maus: Memory and Post-Memory
Remembering the Holocaust and the atrocities of the Second World War, even 80 year later, is a particularly difficult ordeal, and still...
Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Jan 22
- 8 min
Existentialism on Contemporary Literature 101: The Steppenwolf: A Modern Ethical Tale
Hermann Hesse’s Steppenwolf is an example of ethical fiction in literature.
meganmaistre
- Jan 22
- 6 min
Modern Drama 101: Existentialism and The Absurd
This article looks at the development of a literature of futility that would lead to the Theatre of the Absurd.
meganmaistre
- Jan 16
- 6 min
"Lolita": Manipulating Readers' Sympathy
An article examining the narrative techniques used in 'Lolita' that attempt to manipulate the reader's sympathy.
Deborah Zaccai
- Jan 15
- 6 min
Survey of Italian Literature 101: The Origins and 'il Duecento'/ The Origins and the 13th Century
Survey of Italian Literature 101 series aims to offer readers a comprehensive overview of the rich and diverse Italian literary tradition.
jorgeecc1997
- Jan 15
- 6 min
“Our mighty mother!”: Setting up the stream of consciousness in “Ulysses”
James Joyce’s “Ulysses” is a novel that features one of the most characteristic narrative techniques in Joyce’s trajectory as a writer,...
Felix Purat
- Jan 15
- 6 min
Strategizing Over Dialect
This article explores the nature of translating dialects in literary translation.
Martin Chef
- Jan 9
- 7 min
Alamut by V. Bartol: a reflection on the complementarity between fiction and historiography
Written by Vladimir Bartol and published in 1938, Alamut is considered as a classic among the historical fiction genre. Only in 2004 was...
meganmaistre
- Jan 8
- 7 min
Modern Drama 101: Bernard Shaw and Satire
This article looks at George Bernard Shaw's drama as a vehicle to promote his social beliefs.
Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Jan 8
- 5 min
Existentialism on Contemporary Literature 101: Thomas Mann and the Journey of Knowledge
The Magic Mountain (1927) explores the bizarre coming-of-age story of Hans Castorp who is never able to mature completely.
Anny Polyzogopoulou
- Dec 19, 2022
- 6 min
British Gothic Literature 101: The Doppelgänger
Analysis of the symbolic significance of human duality in Gothic fiction.
meganmaistre
- Dec 18, 2022
- 8 min
Regressing Adolescence in 'The Catcher in The Rye'
This article examines how the Salinger's protagonist rejects the world of adulthood in favour of the safety and innocence of childhood.
Martin Chef
- Dec 18, 2022
- 7 min
A. Moore’s The Saga of The Swamp Thing: Beyond the Nature vs Culture binarity
According to Global Footprint Network, in 2022 the Earth Overshoot Day fell on July 28. The current economic model based on the resources...
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