Literature

Beowulf and The Song of Roland both show their main characters dying. However, the philosophies surrounding each poem determine the mood of these warriors’ deaths.

Edward Said’s Orientalism reshaped how we view Western representations of the East, but some scholars have argued that it lacks nuance.

Wells’ The Time Machine didn’t only set time traveling as a mainstay of science-fiction. It also reads as a timely warning to the world.

American writer Emily Dickinson explored and expounded upon the themes of nature and spirituality through life, love, and death.

Let’s explore five major literary works by Samuel Johnson. What are his most important publications about?

Linda Nochlin burst onto the feminist scene with this provocative question about women artists. Her answers would make her famous and change art history.

Tacitus is one of our most important sources for the first 100 years of the Roman Empire, but how reliable is his account of events?

Agatha Christie is a well-known author of the mid-twentieth century, particularly for her wildly popular mystery novels.