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Book Review - The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
This deceptively simple novel set in post-war Germany explores complex themes of love, guilt, betrayal and shame. more...
All Our Worldly Goods by Irène Némirovsky
Set in rural France in 1911 - 1940, lovers Pierre and Agnès must endure the challenges of family expectations and two world wars to be together. more...
Book Review: Bambert's Book of Missing Stories
This touching story begins as an adventure but ends as a meaningful tribute to the power of the written word and the complex nature of friendship and belonging. more...
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Vice and Violence in Shakespeare
By: Frank Yeats
Despite what many may believe, Shakespeare wrote more than just brooding drama. He wrote popular theatre, full of jokes, violence, sexual innuendo, and plenty of crass. more...
Russian Dramatic Greats - Gogol
The second part of 'Russian Dramatic Greats' focuses on the dramatic works of Nikolai Gogol and on his innovative contributions to19th century Russian theatre. more...
By: Shreya Sanghani
Shakespeare's most famous tragedy is one of the most revered pieces of literature in the history of the discipline. It is a revenge tragedy made profound. more...
By: Jen Bouchard
Faiza Guène is the child of Algerian immigrants. She was born in France in 1985 and grew up in the Les Courtillières housing project, northeast of Paris. more...
Russian Dramatic Greats - Sumarokov & Pushkin
The first part of 'Russian Dramatic Greats' provides a comprehensive guide to the initial development of Russian theatre i.e. religious theatre, Sumarokov and Pushkin. more...
Homer's Depiction of the Human Body
By: David Jacobs
Homer does not describe or name the active living human body as a whole, unified entity. His description is of a fragmented body of parts and various powers of motivatio more...
A Review of The Iguana by Anna Maria Ortese
The Iguana is a magical realist novel full of surprises. It was written in 1963 by Anna Maria Ortese and published two years later. more...
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