The Hollow Men in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — From Eliot’s Post-War Vision to Modern Fragmentation
I We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning togetherHeadpiece filled with straw. Alas!Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaninglessAs wind in dry grass Or rats’ feet over...
The Hollow Men in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — From Eliot’s Post-War Vision to Modern Fragmentation
The Hollow Men in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — From Eliot’s Post-War Vision to Modern Fragmentation
No Ordinary Sun, No Ordinary Monster: Nuclear Shadows in Poetry and Film
Unfortunately, the word ‘nuclear’ populates a great deal of discussion in the modern era. Aside from some glowing recommendations about the potential of nuclear energy and its many reservations, this...
No Ordinary Sun, No Ordinary Monster: Nuclear Shadows in Poetry and Film
No Ordinary Sun, No Ordinary Monster: Nuclear Shadows in Poetry and Film
Living Apart and Alone: Donne and McDonagh
I, like many others, was introduced to John Donne’s famed statement “No man is an island” as part of the philosophical musings of the 2002 film About a Boy. In...
Living Apart and Alone: Donne and McDonagh
Living Apart and Alone: Donne and McDonagh
Choice in Retrospect, Agency as Alternative in 'Moonlight' and 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost
The choices we make can be enough to sink or strengthen us. They help shape our futures, mapping out new terrain or returning us to earlier situations or horizons. Whilst...
Choice in Retrospect, Agency as Alternative in 'Moonlight' and 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost
Choice in Retrospect, Agency as Alternative in 'Moonlight' and 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost
Grief As Ritual, Tradition As an Altar in 'Hamnet' and 'Leaving the Old Gods'
‘Grief porn’ is, without question, one of the most bizarre phrases that has populated the 2020s. In recent months, the phrase has found itself regurgitated on social media when referring...
Grief As Ritual, Tradition As an Altar in 'Hamnet' and 'Leaving the Old Gods'
Grief As Ritual, Tradition As an Altar in 'Hamnet' and 'Leaving the Old Gods'
The Edited Self in 'A Single Man' and 'Saraband'
In both ‘Saraband’ and A Single Man, survival is framed not as triumph but as negotiation. McCullers’ imperative to “select,” “edit,” and “adjust” finds visual embodiment in George’s careful self-curation,...
The Edited Self in 'A Single Man' and 'Saraband'
The Edited Self in 'A Single Man' and 'Saraband'
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