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Explore the vast world of literature, where timeless tales and contemporary narratives intertwine into character-driven dramas across cultures and epochs.
Edgar Allan Poe was a master of Gothic literature. Although his stories are filled with gloom and mystery, they also contain universal truths.
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.
Let us step back into the 18th century and discover twelve of the most unexpected and surprising facts about Samuel Johnson.
Theatre flourished under both Queen Elizabeth I and King James I however political changes, popular tastes and cultural advancements made the theatre an area of rapid development and led to key differences in these eras.
Dante’s Inferno is hailed as a medieval masterpiece and a precursor to the Renaissance, with T.S. Eliot having ranked it alongside Shakespeare.
The 13th-century Icelandic author Snorri Sturluson is our most important source for Norse mythology. But who was he and why did he write his books?
Simone Weil was a philosophical writer who penned at least one poem. This article discusses its translation issues in the context of this mysterious thinker.