The power of Kate Chopin’s ‘The Awakening’
Edie Gilmour reflects on the significance of Kate Chopin's feminist novel, 'The Awakening'.
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Book review: ‘Into the Wild’
In this article, Natalia Brudkowska introduces us to Jon Krakauer's bestselling work of non-fiction, a riveting exploration of the two years leading up to Chris McCandless's tragic death in the…
Can Modern Drama be Tragic? A look at ‘Waiting for Godot’ and ‘Death of a Salesman’ (part 2)
"Both plays investigate the idea of ‘human greatness’ by calling into question what is ‘great’ or even meaningful about humanity, to craft modern tragedies which redefine the tragic genre to…
Can Modern Drama be Tragic? A look at ‘Waiting for Godot’ and ‘Death of a Salesman’ (part 1)
"Ultimately, tragedy does need a sense of human greatness, but I would argue that ‘human greatness’ is not denied by modern drama, but reframed within a background of cosmic indifference…