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.
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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.
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...
enazguvenis
- Dec 12, 2022
- 8 min
Literature and Culture 101: The Valley of the Homoerotic (W. Whitman)
This article discusses Walt Whitman's homoerotic and patriotic undertones in the Calamus poems in reference to certain academics' arguments.
ella fincken
- Dec 11, 2022
- 6 min
The Literary Legacy of the First World War
This article analyses the influence of war literature, particularly that of Wilfred Owen, in modern cinematic and literary representation.
Charlie Hartley-O'Dwyer
- Oct 31, 2022
- 12 min
Colonial Science in Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians.
This article examines the effects of colonial scientific theories on the Magistrate in J.M Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians.
Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Oct 23, 2022
- 7 min
The Death of the Heart: A Pessimist Outlook on the Loss of Innocence
The Death of the Heart (1938) subverts the conventions of the coming-of-age story and presents the loss of innocence of the heroine.
juliagan6
- Sep 26, 2022
- 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.
Hazal Kafadar
- Jul 17, 2022
- 5 min
"The horror! The horror!": Controversial Legacy of Conrad's Heart of Darkness
The article examines the horrors of war and the portrayal of natives in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness from a postcolonial point of view.
Doğukan Ejder
- Jul 8, 2022
- 8 min
From "Republic" to "Utopia": Can Millenniums of Thought be Real on 21st Century Bases?
One always dreamed a utopia where man and woman, animals and spirits can run freely and enjoy the the world as it is. What a foolish idea...
Maialen De Carlos
- Jul 2, 2022
- 4 min
'My Policeman' and the Importance of the Reader
This article will analyse the idea of the reader and its importance in the creation of a novel taking as an example the text "My Policeman"
Melis Güven
- Jun 13, 2022
- 5 min
The Status of Women in 18th Century English Society
This article explores the woman's status as a victim of a patriarchal society in 18th century English society.
Melis Güven
- Jun 5, 2022
- 5 min
Literary Critical Theories 101: Introduction to Literary Critical Theories
The introduction of the Literary Critical Theories 101 series focuses on the discipline of analyzing, evaluating and interpreting works.
Melis Güven
- May 29, 2022
- 4 min
Swift’s Satire: A Modest Proposal
The article analyzes how Jonathan Swift offers a solution to poverty in Ireland with his harsh satire called "A Modest Proposal".
Melis Güven
- May 22, 2022
- 5 min
Ancient Greek Tragedy 101: Tragedy & Shakespearian Tragedy
The article compares and contrasts Greek and Shakespearean tragedies in terms of structural and contextual grounds.
Camille Borrelly
- May 15, 2022
- 6 min
History of British Poetry 101: First Epic Poems
This second article of the 101 series on A History of British Poetry will explore the Old English poetry of the 7th to the 11th century.
Analicia Garcia Priego
- May 9, 2022
- 4 min
Iago's Problematic Identity in Othello: 'I am not what I am'
This article examines Iago's identity in Shakespeare's Othello in relation to one of his most famous quotes 'I am not what I am.'
Altea Vaccaro
- May 7, 2022
- 7 min
Wonderland as a World of Absurdity
Comparative article between Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, and The Myth of Sisyphus, by Albert Camus.
Alanna Maier
- May 1, 2022
- 4 min
Just and Unjust Punishments in Inferno
This article examines two examples of unjust and just punishments in Dante's Inferno.
Elsa Abdallah
- Apr 11, 2022
- 6 min
Fairy Tales 101: Sleeping Beauty
Foreword Fairy Tales 101 articles discuss a hidden aspect of apparently innocent tales with happy endings. The stories tackled in this...
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