Who’s Afraid of my Uni Reading List?
We've all had them. We've all ignored them. We've all left the post-it note with the course reading list on our desks from October. Today, I unearth mine.
literature
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…
Valentine Edition Part One: Love in Japanese Classic
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and the town is full of decorations and chocolates. Have you already had a plan with your boyfriend/girlfriend or are you looking for someone…
Four poems this Valentines
Imogen Bole looks at four famous love poems just in time for Valentines Day.
The English Dissertation
Fear not - here is a suggestion of how to be ‘that person’ who knows exactly what they’re doing with their life. Starting with a smug satisfaction that they have…
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…
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.