Category: Literature, Literary Studies and Theory
Selfishness in Werner Pfennig From Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See (2014)
All the Light We Cannot See (2014), a novel by Anthony Doerr, is a Pulitzer Prize–winning work of fiction, awarded …
From Mr. M’Choakumchild to Bradley Headstone: Impact of Ongoing Educational Reforms on Schoolteachers in Hard Times and Our Mutual Friend
Charles Dickens maintained a sustained engagement with contemporary education, specifically regarding its provision for the working class and individuals experiencing …
Absurdism and Consumerism in the Morgan Library Manuscript of The Little Prince
Saint-Exupéry’s celebrated novella The Little Prince contrasts the irrationality and absurdity of adults with the imagination, creativity, and sense of …
Ecofeminism in the Poems of Alice Tan-Gonzales
Ecofeminism is a multifaceted and interdisciplinary field of study which made its way into academia, activism and inclusivity through its …
Posthuman Ecologies: Degrowth Ethics and Environmental Trauma in Kurt Vonnegut’s Speculative Fiction
This paper argues that Kurt Vonnegut’s fiction anticipates contemporary debates about ecological collapse and degrowth ethics. While Vonnegut has traditionally …
Migration, Identity, and the Symbolic Weight of Place in Colm Tóibín’s Brooklyn
The paper analyzes Brooklyn (2009) by Colm Tóibín through the lens of migration, identity, and urban symbolism, while placing it …
History as a Nightmare: From Modernist to Metamodernist Irish Drama (James Joyce, Flann O’Brien, Frank McGuinness and Owen McCafferty)
James Joyce in Tom Stoppard’s play Travesties declared that “As an artist, naturally I attach no importance to the swings …
Pursuing Desire: A Comparative Study of “La Peau de Chagrin” and “The Lotus Eater” and Their Relevance to Modern Life
This study presents a comparison of Honoré de Balzac’s La Peau de Chagrin and W. Somerset Maugham’s The Lotus Eater, …
Revolutionary Sisterhood: the Chinese Snake Woman and the Lesbian Girl in Cindy Pon’s Serpentine and Sacrifice
This essay explores the revolutionary sisterhood depicted by Chinese American author Cindy Pon in her duology Serpentine and Sacrifice (2015, …
Subterranean Encounters: Speculative Tension and the Underground Space in Takano Fumio’s “Swan Knight” and Nazlı Eray’s “Orpheus”
John L. Hennessey defines speculative fiction as a literary canon that mixes familiarity and radical alterity, utilising unrealistic elements to …
The Dark Side of Adolescent Girls’ Minds in “The Corn Maiden: A Love Story” by Joyce Carol Oates
“The Corn Maiden: A Love Story” (2005) by Joyce Carol Oates tells the story of an 11-year-old blonde girl with …
On the Use of Original Audiovisual Documents and Manuscript to Teach “The Little Prince”
This article introduces several original documents used to teach French and French Literature to Taiwanese university students. The audiovisual documents …
Eavesdropping: Its Significance to Narrative in “Abhijñānaśākuntala”
Although eavesdropping normally is considered inappropriate, in classical literature like Sanskrit it is interestingly acceptable, which leads to the very …
The Post-Soviet Era Through the Eyes of Georgian Authors of the 21st Century (According to Nino Kharatishvili’s Novel “Lack of Light”)
Nino Kharatishvili is a Georgian author working in Germany who is mostly interested in artistic analysis through remembering the past …
The Confirmation of Individual Existence Through Physical Sensations: The Representation of Heterosexuality in the Works of Amy Yamada
From the late 1980s to the 1990s, feminist criticism peaked in Japanese literature. In response to this trend, some female …
The Ocean as ‘Splendor’ in James Prudenciado’s Made of Saltwater
When it comes to the ocean in literature, as it is generally used, multiple authors have utilized this body of …
Disaster and Blessing: Alternative Writings on Yellow Peril Narratives in Late Qing China
The Yellow Peril, with anti-Asian racism, has long been criticized. Some scholars noticed the Chinese reproduction of this discourse, but …
Historical, Cultural and Religious Aspects of Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Novels
Investigating literature and its interconnection with culture, history and religion is a crucial part of the discussion in contemporary world …
Literature and Cognition: Edgework and Epiphanies in James Joyces’s Finnegans Wake
Epiphanies can be considered isolation processes which allow the main characters to explore new dimensions, occasionally awaking their desire to …
Critical Race Discourse in Contemporary German Fiction
This paper aims to investigate literary contribution to critical race discourse in Germany and its relevance, focusing on Olivia Wenzel’s …
Lyricism and Voiced Spaces in Tennyson’s ‘Maud’
Tennyson’s ‘monodrama’ has often been approached by critics as a choral text: one which is usually seen as a synergistic …
A Paradise Regained. The Prophetic Vision of a New Genealogy of Monarchs in Richard II
In the complex texture of Richard II, the role played by Queen Isabel is only apparently marginal. The play offers …
“As the President of My Kingdom”: The Practice of Power in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra
The plays composed by Shakespeare after 1603 notably incorporate the principles of the new Stuart ideology, which celebrated James I …
Tamura Toshiko’s Narratives of Resilience
Tamura Toshiko (1884-1945) is recognized as a leading feminist author of early twentieth-century Japan. She defied established gender norms and …
Literary Reception and Translation of Cantonese Opera From the Pedagogical Perspective
Cantonese opera has been a treasurable art in Hong Kong. Several attempts were made to translate the opera scripts into …
Retranslating Shakespeare in Romeo X Juliet
The reproduction of renowned western literary works in the artistic forms typical of Eastern cultures has always provided a basis …
Analyzing the Source of Wealth of Mr. Suckling and Mrs. Elton in Jane Austen’s Emma
In this paper, I discuss the source of wealth of Mr. Suckling and Mrs. Elton in Emma (1815) by focusing …
E-poetry, Performance, and Identity: Perspectives From Latinx Canadian Poets
This project studies e-poetic expressions—e-text, hypertext, video and recorded live performances and audio files, and other electronic or expanded forms …
An East-west Contemplation: Adapting Shakespearean Plays to Cantonese Opera
Several attempts of having some well-known Shakespearean plays being adapted into Cantonese opera performances were seen over the last decade. …
Visibility and Reciprocity in Stefan Zweig’s “Letter From an Unknown Woman” and Its Film Adaptation by Max Ophüls
Stefan Zweig’s story “Letter from an Unknown Woman” (1922) portrays a male writer who receives a mysterious letter from a …
Translating Hemingway: A Case of Cultural Politics
My presentation will start with a brief translation history of Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms in France, Italy, Spain, and …
Bapsi Sidhwa’s Water: A Novel: The Widows in Subjugation, Revolt, and Jouissance
Indian writers give various voices to battered "husbandless" women living on "the margin of society" This "husbandlessness" is the key …
Improving Social Skills Through Literature: Mindful Reading, Diversity, and Emotional Intelligence
Many believe that reading fiction can improve social skills (i.e., empathy; e.g., Spruce, 2019; Willard & Buddie, 2019), yet this …