Baudelaire's "Invitation to the Voyage": Polymorphy and Locus Amoenus
By inspiring an important part of modern French poetry, such as symbolism, Baudelaire's work is considered as a cornerstone in the...
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Elsa Abdallah
- Jul 24, 2022
- 6 min
Fables 101: La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine revolutionized the fable genre, using Aesop’s works as a foundation upon which he built his masterpieces.
Elsa Abdallah
- Jun 28, 2022
- 4 min
Fables 101: History and Literary Significance
Foreword Fables 101 articles are centred on the history and literary interpretations of famous fables. Although widely popular, these...
Camille Borrelly
- May 10, 2022
- 8 min
La Barbe Bleue: An Incitement to Femicide or Feminism?
La Barbe Bleue is a story first told by Charles Perrault in the 17th c. France. What does it tell us about the place of women in his time?
Elsa Abdallah
- Apr 19, 2022
- 5 min
Desire or Social Disparity: The Power of Capitalism in Maupassant’s The Necklace
Women have often been regarded as the most vulnerable victims of social inequality as they have been set aside and linked to the domestic...
Gaelle Abou Nasr
- Feb 18, 2022
- 5 min
Symbolism 101: Charles Baudelaire’s Influence
This article of the symbolism series discourses the great influence of Charles Baudelaire, one of the most prominent symbolist writers.
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