Over the last two years, I’ve read Beowulf, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, More’s Utopia, Aristotle’s Poetics, and sections from The Epic … Continue reading The Western Literary Canon, or the Curious Case of the Male Ego
Nothing like old love to remind you of who you have been, and who you have become. So I just … Continue reading The Hazards–and Rewards–of Literature for the Feminist
In her final lecture on Shakespeare’s tragedies, Clare Kinney posits that the Bard, in his late plays, “writes beyond tragedy.” … Continue reading Beyond Tragedy
“But what happens if you leave?” I was 21 years old and having a hypothetical discussion with my anthropology professor. … Continue reading The Middle of Nowhere
I just finished reading Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, and few characters in all the literature I’ve read so … Continue reading Identity and Performance
“That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those … Continue reading Making Peace with Imperfection
This is for real, people. So there I was, in the public library, and BAM! Like Batman’s fist in a … Continue reading Shakespeare Goes Manga
We all get ahead of ourselves sometimes. And Macbeth most of all, the renowned literary critic Harold Bloom argues in … Continue reading Take a Moment to Reflect, Macbeth
