Cedric Bennett·1d agoEighteen Years Without a TheatreHow Shakespeare got through the Puritan ban of 1642–1660 with the help of rope-dancers, graveyard jokes and one bookseller’s catalogue
Hera·3d agoBig Dreams, Small Hopes: Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the SunI think, through this play, Hansberry provides some kind of answer to Hudghes’ question.
InBetween Breath and BeingbyPooja Rana·4d agoThey Also Serve Who Only Stand and Wait“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.” — TagoreA response icon7A response icon7
Moorish K. Nurin·5d agoBridging the West and the East: What a 14th-Century Persian Ghazal Can Teach Modern Literary…For many in the West, the Middle East is often reduced to rigid geopolitical headlines or vast, silent deserts. However, stepping onto…
Hera·5d agoHell is Other People: Reflections of Jean-Paul Sartre’s No ExitNo Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre might be the first existential themed piece of literature that I have ever read. In this work, Sartre delivers…
Pieona·6d agoPride and Prejudice Through the Eyes of an Ordinary Office Worker in South KoreaWhat Mr. Darcy’s long letter taught me about first impressions, prejudice, and questioning my own judgments.
InTimeless & Modern: English LiteraturebyPooja Rana·Nov 3The Lady Who Said No to a GodMilton’s Comus is not about chastity. It’s about the power of a single voice saying “no” when magic says “yes”.A response icon8A response icon8
InNEW LITERARY SOCIETYbyZoran Rogic·Nov 3I Expanded Jane Austen’s Lady Susan. Here Are Two Letters You Can Compare With Her Originals.What happens when we give one of Jane Austen’s most delightfully wicked characters more room to explain her schemes, defend her decisions…
InTimeless & Modern: English LiteraturebyPooja Rana·Nov 2Eat the Poor, Forget the Dead: Two Satires That Still StingOn A Modest Proposal and Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift — two texts that teach us why satire is not about being funny, but about being…A response icon5A response icon5
InTimeless & Modern: English LiteraturebyPooja Rana·Oct 28The Scholar Who Sold His Soul for the Knowledge He Never UsedWhat Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus teaches us about ambition without limitsA response icon4A response icon4