Musings on Dickinson and Death

A reading of ‘I heard a fly buzz – when I died – ‘ in comparison to other of Dickinson’s poems of definition.

The Use of Primitivism in ‘Heart of Darkness’ and ‘Manao Tupapau’

Although they may seem like disparate art forms, this essay will reveal the similarities between Gauguin’s painting Manao Tupapau (The Spirit of the Dead Keep Watch) (1892) and Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness (1899). Many critics have already noted the connection between painting and literature. For example, Schwarz states they can be entwined in various […]

Four poems this Valentines

The English Dissertation

Fresher’s Review

Can Modern Drama be Tragic? A look at ‘Waiting for Godot’ and ‘Death of a Salesman’ (part 2)

Can Modern Drama be Tragic? A look at ‘Waiting for Godot’ and ‘Death of a Salesman’ (part 1)

‘Parisian Dreams’: beneath the mask of Haussmann’s Paris

Modern Britain: ‘Miraged in the perculiar atmosphere’

The Ultimate Comfort Book