All kinds of fantasies could be found in this land at the edge of earth. Introduction Herodotus (484...
Literature
Persian gained prominence as a literary language and a lingua franca—a common cultural language—about a thousand years...
A literary alternative to the murderous, supersessionist versions of the story that animates the site. Given the...
Although a saint, a bishop, and an important figure in a turbulent age, Sidonius is remembered particularly...
Examining the cultural heritage of Early Modern Europe and its influence in contemporary thought. By Angel Solis,...
In short, the new fragment reveals a vision of humanity as a process of maturation that unfolds...
From ‘Six studies of a cat’ by Thomas Gainsborough, 1763–70 The poet Christopher Smart — also known...
In 1980, 60 percent of 12th graders said they read a book, newspaper or magazine every day...
Hal Lindsey and C. C. Carlson’s The Late Great Planet Earth introduced millions of readers worldwide to end-times prophecy....
Books had the practical aim of helping children to learn to read, count, and understand the world...
A discussion of Avicenna’s 11th-century points of view on rabies and compare them with modern medical knowledge....
Through its representation of physical and psychological effects, Séjour’s story inaugurated the literary delineation of slavery’s submission-rebellion...
Fictional characters, unlike laudanum-addicted impostors, never really die. A handsome youth with shoulder-length golden hair sits in...
In the 1880s and 90s, the age-old literary figure of the spy underwent a number of transformations...
How did a religious celebration turn into a holiday that is all about home, family, and Christmas...
“Anthony: What Is the Point of All This? The Devil: There Is No Point!”, by Odilon Redon...
Criticism of the monarchy in the press was suppressed during this period. By Jennifer Hight Introduction The...
For centuries, readers have written in the margins of their books to indicate admiration, disagreement or inspiration. Plath was...
At first glance, a category like ancient science fiction might seem paradoxical. By Mike Bezemek / 08.30.2017 At first...
It is easy to forget: criticism is, first and foremost, writing. By Dr. Christopher Warley Professor of...
From a medieval manuscript / British Library, Public Domain The heroic character of Beowulf, the nature of leadership...
Baloch Raaj, The Death of Doda Pakistani folklore is shaped both by the languages and traditions of the...
The contributions and influence of South Asian artists, poets, intellectuals and sportspeople within British arts, sciences, law, and...
Considering how the Fool and Poor Tom, two characters in King Lear who stand outside the social order, enhance the...
Taming of the Shrew, 1809, by Washington Allston / Philadelphia Museum of Art, Public Domain In Shakespeare’s...
Profile of William Shakespeare, c.1793 / Wellcome Collection, Creative Commons Blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile:...
Portrait of Margaret Cavendish in the frontispiece to her Grounds of Natural Philosophy (1668). The image is also used...
Bronze statue of Geoffrey Chaucer The world about which Chaucer wrote was a very different world from...
British Library, Public Domain Examining how drug literature—writing on drugs by drug users—has consistently resorted to Gothic conventions,...
Creative Commons “Some ethical vision of the world, an ethical concept of what human life and human...