History and fantasy – the novels of Susanna Clarke
Jane Rance reviews Susanna Clarke’s bestselling novels, exploring their similarities and differences.
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The fairy tales that inspired these famous ballets
Jane Rance studies three fairy tales that inspired famous ballet adaptations, examining their similarities and differences.
The forgotten women of Arthurian legend
Jane Rance discusses the roles of several overlooked female characters from the legends of King Arthur.
Love in the digital age: is it losing its magic?
As the first generation to grow up in the digital age we’re the first to experience its consequences. And sure the landscape of human life is vastly different to the…
Rites, ritual and renewal: the religious significance of Halloween
Evie Sproat explores the Celtic festival Samhain, Halloween’s earliest ancestor, in which the human world was believed to fuse with ethereal plains of ancestral and demonic spirits.
Rainbow Magic – my favourite book series as a child that shaped my view of nature
Janet Cheng reviews how her favourite childhood book series shaped her view of nature.
The Magical Ingredient to Postcolonial Literature
Chiara Maurino explores fantasy in post colonial literature through Marquez's '100 years of solitude' and Morrison's 'Beloved'.
Review: Egor the Magician in ‘Beyond Faith’
‘Beyond Faith’ was a great spectacle, made unique by Egor Mutovkin’s great sense of humour and the way he weaved the magic in with a narrative. Indeed, as promised, there…
An Ode to Existence
The regal walls of the inner courtyard seem to act as a sort of belvedere; trapping the falling snow in the open sided horseshoe for all to delight in. It…