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  • Decoding ‘Cymbeline’: Disguise, Truth, and the Meaning of the Title

    Decoding ‘Cymbeline’: Disguise, Truth, and the Meaning of the Title

    13 Feb 2025
  • Was Kafka Right? An Analysis of Exploitation in ‘Amerika’

    Was Kafka Right? An Analysis of Exploitation in ‘Amerika’

    9 Feb 2025
  • Love or Ego? A Deep Analysis of Shakespeare’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

    Love or Ego? A Deep Analysis of Shakespeare’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

    5 Feb 2025
  • ‘Iron In The Soul’ Review: Does Sartre’s WWII Epic Live Up to the Hype?

    ‘Iron In The Soul’ Review: Does Sartre’s WWII Epic Live Up to the Hype?

    2 Feb 2025
  • Is Justice Served? A Deep Analysis of ‘Timon of Athens’

    Is Justice Served? A Deep Analysis of ‘Timon of Athens’

    26 Jan 2025
  • Confused by Sartre’s ‘The Reprieve’? Understanding the Narrative Chaos

    Confused by Sartre’s ‘The Reprieve’? Understanding the Narrative Chaos

    25 Jan 2025
  • Love Drained by War: Why ‘Troilus and Cressida’ is Shakespeare’s Ultimate Tragedy of Ego

    Love Drained by War: Why ‘Troilus and Cressida’ is Shakespeare’s Ultimate Tragedy of Ego

    18 Jan 2025
  • Sartre the Artist: The Poetic Beauty of ‘The Age of Reason’

    Sartre the Artist: The Poetic Beauty of ‘The Age of Reason’

    18 Jan 2025
  • The Original Political Thriller: A Modern Review of Shakespeare’s ‘King John’

    The Original Political Thriller: A Modern Review of Shakespeare’s ‘King John’

    10 Jan 2025
  • Chaos to Hope: Understanding the Struggle for Identity in Dostoevsky’s ‘The Adolescent’

    Chaos to Hope: Understanding the Struggle for Identity in Dostoevsky’s ‘The Adolescent’

    7 Jan 2025
  • Shakespeare’s Puppets: Why ‘The Winter’s Tale’ Feels Forced & Artificial

    Shakespeare’s Puppets: Why ‘The Winter’s Tale’ Feels Forced & Artificial

    28 Dec 2024
  • Uneventful Plot, Perfect Philosophy: Why You Should Read ‘Across the River and Into the Trees’

    Uneventful Plot, Perfect Philosophy: Why You Should Read ‘Across the River and Into the Trees’

    15 Dec 2024
  • Why Does Helena Love Bertram? A Critical Look at ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’

    Why Does Helena Love Bertram? A Critical Look at ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’

    14 Dec 2024
  • Beyond Racism: Why Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ Shatters American Exceptionalism

    Beyond Racism: Why Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ Shatters American Exceptionalism

    10 Feb 2022
  • More Than a Rock Memoir: The Humanity of Dave Grohl’s ‘The Storyteller’

    More Than a Rock Memoir: The Humanity of Dave Grohl’s ‘The Storyteller’

    14 Oct 2021
  • Why ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is the Best Love Story (Despite the Tragedy)

    Why ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is the Best Love Story (Despite the Tragedy)

    15 May 2021
  • Machiavelli’s ‘Art of War’ Review: A Dry Masterpiece on Military Virtue

    Machiavelli’s ‘Art of War’ Review: A Dry Masterpiece on Military Virtue

    1 May 2021
  • Taboos & The Plague: Why ‘The Decameron’ is Still Shocking

    Taboos & The Plague: Why ‘The Decameron’ is Still Shocking

    2 Apr 2021
  • Sigurd to Ragnar Lothbrok: The Evolution of the Norse Hero

    Sigurd to Ragnar Lothbrok: The Evolution of the Norse Hero

    28 Jan 2021
  • Beyond Ragnarok: Understanding Fate and Morality in ‘The Poetic Edda’

    Beyond Ragnarok: Understanding Fate and Morality in ‘The Poetic Edda’

    23 Jan 2021
  • Mortality and the Divine: An Analysis of Neil Gaiman’s ‘Norse Mythology’

    Mortality and the Divine: An Analysis of Neil Gaiman’s ‘Norse Mythology’

    7 Jan 2021
  • Review: The Uncomfortable Sympathy of Shakespeare’s ‘Titus Andronicus’

    Review: The Uncomfortable Sympathy of Shakespeare’s ‘Titus Andronicus’

    2 Jan 2021
  • Shakespeare’s ‘Taming of the Shrew’: The Irony of “Killing with Kindness”

    Shakespeare’s ‘Taming of the Shrew’: The Irony of “Killing with Kindness”

    1 Jan 2021
  • Dante’s ‘De Monarchia’ Analysis: Logic, Empire & The Church

    Dante’s ‘De Monarchia’ Analysis: Logic, Empire & The Church

    27 Dec 2020
  • Beyond the Icon: The Humanity & Struggle in Maude’s ‘Life of Tolstoy’

    Beyond the Icon: The Humanity & Struggle in Maude’s ‘Life of Tolstoy’

    17 Dec 2020
  • The Paradox of Nobility: Why Dante’s Language Theory Fails Modern Logic

    The Paradox of Nobility: Why Dante’s Language Theory Fails Modern Logic

    3 Dec 2020
  • ‘A Promised Land’ Review: Obama’s Humanity, Legacy & The Trump Era

    ‘A Promised Land’ Review: Obama’s Humanity, Legacy & The Trump Era

    1 Dec 2020
  • The Feast of Reason: A Review of ‘The Convivio of Dante Alighieri’

    The Feast of Reason: A Review of ‘The Convivio of Dante Alighieri’

    6 Nov 2020
  • Puppet or Hero? Fate vs. Free Will in Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’

    Puppet or Hero? Fate vs. Free Will in Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’

    18 Oct 2020
  • Poetry vs. Prose in ‘La Vita Nuova’: Dante’s Fusion of Intellect

    Poetry vs. Prose in ‘La Vita Nuova’: Dante’s Fusion of Intellect

    3 Oct 2020
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