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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Hazal Kafadar
- Jul 17
- 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.
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Doğukan Ejder
- Jul 8
- 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...
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Maialen De Carlos
- Jul 2
- 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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Melis Güven
- Jun 13
- 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.
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Melis Güven
- Jun 5
- 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.
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Melis Güven
- May 29
- 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".
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Melis Güven
- May 22
- 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.
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Camille Borrelly
- May 15
- 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.
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Analicia Garcia Priego
- May 9
- 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.'
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Altea Vaccaro
- May 7
- 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.
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Alanna Maier
- May 1
- 4 min
Just and Unjust Punishments in Inferno
This article examines two examples of unjust and just punishments in Dante's Inferno.
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Elsa Abdallah
- Apr 11
- 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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Giulia Domiziana Toffoli
- Apr 10
- 8 min
Hobbits: Tolkien's Reluctant Heroes
Tolkien’s hobbits are the real heroes of Middle Earth. It is their very ordinariness that makes them extraordinary.
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Melis Güven
- Apr 10
- 5 min
Ancient Greek Tragedy 101: Prominent Tragedy Playwrights: AESCHYLUS
Foreword Ancient Greek Tragedy 101 series intends to deepen the reader’s knowledge of the Greek Tragedies rooted in sixth century B.C....
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Melis Güven
- Apr 3
- 4 min
Theatre of the Absurd: Joe Orton
Figure 1 Orton, Razor Wit, and Poetic Eloquence After Joe Orton began his career when his radio play The Boy Hairdresser was accepted by...
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Demet Uygun
- Mar 29
- 6 min
The Violence in William Shakespeare’s "The Merchant of Venice"
An exploration of the threat of violence in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, and its implications.
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Elsa Abdallah
- Mar 27
- 5 min
Fairy Tales 101: Cinderella
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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Elsa Abdallah
- Feb 28
- 5 min
Agatha Christie’s Unreliable Narrator: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Crime fiction has been a remarkable genre in Western literature since early 19th century. This sort of stories often revolves around a...
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Demet Uygun
- Feb 26
- 5 min
The Representation of Women in William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"
This article focuses on William Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" and how Elizabethan women and gender norms are represented.
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