Category Archives: Culture & Society
The Great Gatsby goes mainstream: nightmare or dream?
One year ago this blog generally faced the topic: what happens when a reader sees its favourite book turn into a movie? The question attracts even more approaches today, a … Continue reading
Defining contemporary Japanese literature
Despite living in the age of globalisation, Japanese literature seems to appear on the shelves of other continents’ libraries and bookshops as niche literature, an exclusive genre for the intellectual … Continue reading
The Zhdanovian novel – a literary rule for the masses
When do we define a novel as ‘zhdanovian‘? Is this term related to Russian-only contexts? The answer would be no. In fact, despite being known for outlining the theories of … Continue reading
The hidden Modernist: the unique style of Stevie Smith
The 1930s were a very peculiar time in the history of English literature. The pessimistic vein of English authors produced some of the darkest and deepest works of the last … Continue reading
Overseas and beyond: Italian authors and the American charm
Italian literature is thousands of years old. Not much younger was it when, in the 1930s, Italian authors and translators started looking a bit farther to find inspiration. American literature … Continue reading
Re-thinking Georgian poetry
When King George V succeeded his father Edward VII, a multitude of events were beginning to manifest. Social instability and international tensions were already paving the way for the ‘war … Continue reading
Hashtag or Mot-Dièse: adopting or adapting? New words and the translation issue
New words come to life everyday. Without realising it, we welcome, use and throw away thousands loads of words in our written and spoken communication. Most of these are forged … Continue reading
Previously known as: titles, authors and the artistic concept
George Orwell‘s most popular novel is without a doubt “The Last Man In Europe“. One might see this statement as false, but that book title is what the best-selling novel … Continue reading
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