The Controversies of Prehistoric Fiction
This article will explore the controversies behind the Prehistoric Fiction genre through speculative fiction and socio-political themes.
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Deborah Zaccai
- Jun 24
- 11 min
Western Literature 102: Silent Stories Unveiled
In this article, we examine the role of women in medieval literature through Geoffrey Chaucer's The Wife of Bath.
Deborah Zaccai
- Jun 18
- 11 min
Western Literature 102: Chivalric Trials, Blood, and Honour
This article undertakes an analysis of the prominent themes of chivalry and temptation in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Joseph Norris
- Jun 12
- 6 min
Sexual Objectification: A Review of Nussbaum's Account
A review of Martha Nussbaum's definition of Objectification in the context of a dynamic society in the past fifty years.
Debora Ricci
- May 28
- 6 min
Overcoming Trauma in Virginia Woolf’s "To the Lighthouse"
This article explores the main themes of Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse, such as loss and the power of art.
Deborah Zaccai
- May 26
- 13 min
Western Literature 102: A Tale of Heroism and Monsters
This article explores the epic poem Beowulf, delving into its narrative, themes, and historical context to explore the hero's adventures.
Deborah Zaccai
- Apr 23
- 7 min
Female Autonomy in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter
This article aims to examine the theme of female autonomy prevalent in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.
Zişan Doğdu
- Apr 9
- 6 min
"Aurora Leigh": Unheard Voice of Victorian Women
This article mainly discusses about gender roles of the 19th Century demonstrated in novel/poem Aurora Leigh.
Megan Maistre
- Apr 2
- 7 min
Controversial Literature of the 20th Century 101: The Well of Loneliness
This article looks at Radclyffe Hall's novel "The Well of Loneliness" and the backlash to her lesbian protagonist.
Melanie Rose Gazvoda
- Feb 20
- 8 min
Visibility in Citizen: An American Lyric
In Claudia Rankine’s prosaic novel, Citizen, she describes the importance of visibility and identity politics involving black minorities.
Anny Polyzogopoulou
- Jan 29
- 9 min
British Gothic Literature 101: Exploring Sublimity
This article aspires to define the essence of the sublime and delve into the religious interpretations related to it.
Megan Maistre
- Jan 15
- 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...
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"
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