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Creating a Monster: Frankenstein, Adaptation and Cultural Myths

Nov 11
8 min

Creating a Monster: Frankenstein, Adaptation and Cultural Myths

An exploration into the existing divide in depictions of Frankenstein's monster within the novel and subsequent adaptations in media.

Erich Fromm's "The Art of Loving": An Exploration

Sena Mutlu

Sep 11
12 min

Erich Fromm's "The Art of Loving": An Exploration

Discover Erich Fromm's enduring wisdom about love, relationships, and personal growth in "The Art of Loving".

Navigating Borders: Ifemelu's Transnational Self in "Americanah"

Roberta Di Nunzio

Jun 18
9 min

Navigating Borders: Ifemelu's Transnational Self in "Americanah"

This article explores the process of formation of a transnational identity through Americanah's main character, Ifemelu.

The Tollund Man – Space, Time and Universal Violence

Seán Downey

Jun 11
5 min

The Tollund Man – Space, Time and Universal Violence

This article analyses The Tollund Man, a poem by Séamus Heaney, a consideration of violence and the passing of time in a divided country.

Mortality, Heroic Image and Identity in Yeats's 'At the Hawk's Well'

matsuzam

Mar 26
5 min

Mortality, Heroic Image and Identity in Yeats's 'At the Hawk's Well'

O lamentable shadows, Obscurity of strife! I choose a pleasant life Among indolent meadows; Wisdom must live a bitter life. ―Yeats, ‘At...

Existentialism on Contemporary Literature 101: Carmen Laforet’s Nada and the Emptiness of Experience

Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz

Mar 3
9 min

Existentialism on Contemporary Literature 101: Carmen Laforet’s Nada and the Emptiness of Experience

Carmen Laforet’s Nada (Nothing) is a romance and a coming-of-age story whose nucleus is the scenario left by the Spanish civil war.

Translation as Anesthesia: Karl May In The 21st Century

Felix Purat

Jan 29
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.

The Ethics of Cultural Translation 101: Translating Geography

Felix Purat

Jan 23
6 min

The Ethics of Cultural Translation 101: Translating Geography

This articles goes into the nature of geography in literary translation.

Literary Critical Theories 101: Analysis of New Criticism

Melis Güven

Aug 18, 2022
5 min

Literary Critical Theories 101: Analysis of New Criticism

The New Critical efforts to focus on the literary work as the primary source of evidence for interpreting it emphasizes "the text itself."

The Beginning of the American Short Story: Edgar Allan Poe

Maialen De Carlos

Jun 13, 2022
4 min

The Beginning of the American Short Story: Edgar Allan Poe

In this first article I will explain the beginnings of short stories and about Edgar Allan Poe, the one who shaped this genre.

Borges' "The Circular Ruins" and Ruinous Enchantment

Dino Mušić

Jun 12, 2022
6 min

Borges' "The Circular Ruins" and Ruinous Enchantment

Through the analysis of Borges' short story, the article seeks to uncover the significance of ruins from a contemporary viewpoint.

The "Self and the Other" in the Tale "William Wilson", by Edgar Allan Poe

Simone Carlesso

Mar 6, 2022
7 min

The "Self and the Other" in the Tale "William Wilson", by Edgar Allan Poe

Figure 1: RACKHAM, A. (1935). William Wilson [Illustration]. Since ancient times, the phenomenon of the double - a psychic phenomenon in...

Fairy Tales 101: The Origins of Fairy Tales

Elsa Abdallah

Feb 20, 2022
5 min

Fairy Tales 101: The Origins of Fairy Tales

Foreword Fairy Tales 101 articles discuss a hidden aspect of apparently innocent tales with happy endings. The stories tackled in this...

Irish Literature 101: Post-Romantic Literature and the Great Famine

Pourandokht Mazaheri

Jan 7, 2022
6 min

Irish Literature 101: Post-Romantic Literature and the Great Famine

FOREWORD Irish Literature 101 is a fascinating and complete guide through the significant historical events that shaped Irish culture and...

Modernism: Sexuality in 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'

Chelsea Woods

Oct 26, 2021
7 min

Modernism: Sexuality in 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H Lawrence centers upon Connie Chatterley, whose marriage to paralyzed Clifford is driven by intellectual...

Enheduanna and the Myths Around the Creation

Loreleï Verlhac

Oct 16, 2021
11 min

Enheduanna and the Myths Around the Creation

The Sumerian myths enable us to understand better how the creation of the world was imagined at the time in the Ancient Near East....

ceemrecelik

Aug 29, 2021
6 min

Literary Genres: Lyric Poetry

The subject of "Lyric Poetry", which is considered as the continuation of the previous article called "Literary Genres: The Epic...

"One, none, and a hundred thousand" - Who Are We?

francescaarossa

Aug 3, 2021
4 min

"One, none, and a hundred thousand" - Who Are We?

Magritte, R. (1953). Golconda. (1) How does literature define our perception of the world and represent our identity as readers? One,...

“Narcissus and Goldmund”- Two Elements within an Individual

francescaarossa

Jul 15, 2021
4 min

“Narcissus and Goldmund”- Two Elements within an Individual

Klee, P. (1923). Landscape with yellow birds. Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a prominent German-Swiss author and poet active in the '900....