The biggest factor for the survival or disappearance of classical texts is actually likely to be their...
Literature
The first author of literature in the world, known by name, was the high-priestess of Ur, Enheduanna...
Writing is one of the activities that makes us humans so unique. For thousands of years, the...
Those who understand the power of great books and the amount of knowledge they possess have never...
There is a suggestion that the name is in fact a veiled pun on a Low German...
How mushrooms became established as a stock motif of Victorian fairyland. This article, Fungi, Folklore, and Fairyland,...
How early modern science’s fascination with unfamiliar objects helped a new chapter of Scottish folklore. This article,...
Dante primarily intended to explain biblical justice through his contrapasso. By Joseph KameenArtist and Educator Contrapasso is...
Dante’s written works are a heady mix of philosophy, politics, and literature. Introduction Dante Alighieri (1265-1321 CE)...
Ysengrimus is usually held to be an allegory for the corrupt monks of the Roman Catholic Church....
There are so many health benefits associated with reading books, and for your information, not just any...
Condemnation of satirists has often taken the form of censorship, public humiliation, imprisonment, and even death. Satire...
Memories of the past were an important guide to the future. This is in part why the...
He continued to expand the Harleian Library with thousands of manuscripts. One of the many gems of...
Steampunk examines the consequences extraordinary medical discoveries can have on both individuals and societies. Abstract Influenced by...
Macbeth appears to have cleverly positioned Scotland between her more powerful neighbors yet he did not isolate...
Odysseus’s natural leadership, smarts, and cool head are exceptional, and he is entertainingly deceptive and tricky. Introduction...
Looking for history in the latest version of King Arthur. Introduction For those of you watching Cursed,...
Exploring believed what and the effect literal belief in myths had on given social orders. Introduction Anthropologists...
Exploring the literary context in which American Renaissance writers wrote and published. Originally published by Newberry Digital...
Gothic literature has a long, complex, and multi-layered history. Originally published by Newberry Digital Collections for the...
The travel literature, which did not have Brazil as final destination, could have disproportionate and unsuspected repercussions....
American fiction of the 19th century often featured a ghoulish figure, the cruel doctor, with unfeeling fascination...
The myth is likely related to a medical condition with symptoms that may explain many elements of...
Given his positive reference to Genesis, Longinus has been assumed to be either a Hellenized Jew or...
Writing is always followed by editing, which includes all the crucial elements needed to put a document...
Poe’s story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the...
A full reading of Poe’s work. By Edgar Allan Poe (1842) The Masque of the Red Death...
Exploring the knot of spiritual dilemmas played out in the poem and its roots in Melville’s trip...
There are plenty of things to consider when determining whether a title is indeed epic literature. Usually,...