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  • The Unguessed Axis: Interpreting the Epilogue of ‘Cities of the Plain’

    The Unguessed Axis: Interpreting the Epilogue of ‘Cities of the Plain’

    19 Apr 2025
  • Beyond ‘All The Pretty Horses’: Why ‘The Crossing’ is McCarthy’s True Magnum Opus

    Beyond ‘All The Pretty Horses’: Why ‘The Crossing’ is McCarthy’s True Magnum Opus

    14 Apr 2025
  • John Grady Cole’s Journey: A Bildungsroman in ‘All the Pretty Horses’

    John Grady Cole’s Journey: A Bildungsroman in ‘All the Pretty Horses’

    6 Apr 2025
  • The Final Bow: A Personal Reading of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’

    The Final Bow: A Personal Reading of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’

    5 Apr 2025
  • Beyond the Textbooks: Why ‘Anansi Boys’ is the Best Way to Learn Mythology

    Beyond the Textbooks: Why ‘Anansi Boys’ is the Best Way to Learn Mythology

    2 Apr 2025
  • Why is Othello Black? Analyzing Systemic Racism & Iago’s Motives

    Why is Othello Black? Analyzing Systemic Racism & Iago’s Motives

    29 Mar 2025
  • Reflections of Fear: Unveiling the Hidden Truths in Neil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’

    Reflections of Fear: Unveiling the Hidden Truths in Neil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’

    28 Mar 2025
  • Genius or Indulgence? Analyzing ‘The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas’

    Genius or Indulgence? Analyzing ‘The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas’

    19 Mar 2025
  • Why Perspective is Everything in William Faulkner’s ‘As I Lay Dying’

    Why Perspective is Everything in William Faulkner’s ‘As I Lay Dying’

    13 Mar 2025
  • Is Shakespeare the Witches? A New Theory on ‘Macbeth’s’ Fate

    Is Shakespeare the Witches? A New Theory on ‘Macbeth’s’ Fate

    11 Mar 2025
  • Hell on Earth: Why MacKinlay Kantor’s ‘Andersonville’ is a Brilliant Struggle

    Hell on Earth: Why MacKinlay Kantor’s ‘Andersonville’ is a Brilliant Struggle

    9 Mar 2025
  • ‘Pericles’ Review: The Authorship Debate and Shakespeare’s Rescue

    ‘Pericles’ Review: The Authorship Debate and Shakespeare’s Rescue

    19 Feb 2025
  • The Ferocious Angst of Survival: Why ‘Another Country’ is a Masterpiece

    The Ferocious Angst of Survival: Why ‘Another Country’ is a Masterpiece

    18 Feb 2025
  • 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
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