Latest Contributing Articles
Nov 5, 2009
The Temptation of Christ: Holy Exchange with the Devil or Hallucination?
In: World Literatures (general)
By: William Padgett
Nov 3, 2009
Vice and Violence in Shakespeare: Sexual Humor and Violence in Shakespeare Plays
In: European Literature
By: Frank Yeats
Nov 2, 2009
Kappa, by Akutagawa Ryunosuke - Book Review: The Intriguing Satirical Short Story of A Japanese Folktale Creature
In: Asian Literature
By: Naoko Charity
Nov 1, 2009
Literary Analysis of The Death of Ivan Ilyich: The Message That Leo Tolstoy Sends to Society
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Kayla Cupp
Nov 1, 2009
The Myth of Atrahasis: The Story of the Flood Has an Ancient Pedigree
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Paris Franz
Oct 31, 2009
Russian Dramatic Greats - Gogol: 19th century Russian Drama; 'The Government Inspector' & 'Marriage'
In: European Literature
By: Alexandra Szydlowska
Oct 31, 2009
Hamlet – A Revenge Tragedy: William Shakespeare's Famous Play About Revenge
In: European Literature
By: Shreya Sanghani
Oct 28, 2009
African Women Tell Their Side of the Story: Moving Beyond Africa’s Oral Tradtion
In: African Literature
By: Uni Blake
Oct 28, 2009
French Author Faiza Guene: A Young Literary Sensation
In: European Literature
By: Jen Bouchard
Oct 24, 2009
New Books on Africa – Notable Nonfiction in 2009: From South Africa to Sudan, a Range of Current African Issues
In: African Literature
By: Cathy Sunshine
Oct 24, 2009
Russian Dramatic Greats - Sumarokov & Pushkin: Reading Russian Drama; 'Khorev', 'Boris Godunov' and More
In: European Literature
By: Alexandra Szydlowska
Oct 22, 2009
Paulo Coelho's Eleven Minutes; A Review: A Novel Battling Love And Sex
In: Latin American Literature
By: Ingrid Calderon
Oct 22, 2009
Homer's Depiction of the Human Body: The Active Living Body, Body Parts, and Motivation
In: European Literature
By: David Jacobs
Oct 20, 2009
A Review of The Iguana by Anna Maria Ortese: A Magical Realist Masterpiece by an Italian Writer
In: European Literature
By: Francesca Aniballi
Oct 20, 2009
In the Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami – Book Review: Sex and Violence in Tokyo's Kabukicho
In: Asian Literature
By: Jeremy Suizo
Oct 19, 2009
The Life and Works of Erich Kaestner: The Famous German Writer Penned "Emil and the Detectives"
In: European Literature
By: Kate Rodriguez
Oct 18, 2009
Reading List: Fall & Winter 2009 – 2010: Titles to Keep You Entertained During the Cold Months Ahead
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Joshua Nuttall
Oct 18, 2009
Reading List: Fall & Winter 2009 – 2010: Titles to Keep You Entertained During the Cold Months Ahead
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Joshua Nuttall
Oct 18, 2009
Anna Maria Ortese, a Great Italian Writer: The Writer Who Redeemed the Honor of Italian Literature Since 1945
In: European Literature
By: Francesca Aniballi
Oct 18, 2009
Review: Some Prefer Nettles – Junichiro Tanizaki: Tanizaki’s Novella Explores a Divorce in a Changing Japan
In: Asian Literature
By: Brian Jungwiwattanaporn
Oct 10, 2009
Nobel Prize in Literature 2009: Herta Müller's Work and Background
In: European Literature
By: Inka Piegsa-Quischotte
Oct 6, 2009
A Thousand Splendid Suns Book Review: Khaled Hosseini's Literary Glimpse Into Afghanistan's Culture
In: Middle Eastern Literature
By: Beth Hinds
Sep 28, 2009
Significance of Names in Shakespeare's King Lear: The Meanings of Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia
In: European Literature
By: Tracey Carter
Sep 23, 2009
Review; By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness and the Magic of Love
In: Latin American Literature
By: Ingrid Calderon
Sep 21, 2009
Peony In Love – Book Review: Lisa See's Unforgettable Novel of Love and Tragedy
In: World Literatures (general)
By: My Nguyen
Sep 19, 2009
Book Review: A Drop of Glass and Other Stories: Progressive Thai Literature by Sidaoru’ang
In: Asian Literature
By: Brian Jungwiwattanaporn
Sep 16, 2009
'Disgrace' by J.M. Coetzee: A Critical Review of the Booker Prize-Winning Novel (1999)
In: African Literature
By: Alexandra Szydlowska
Sep 12, 2009
Shakespeare, Crafter of Cliches: Most Writers Unconsciously Borrow From the Bard
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Gene Owens
Sep 11, 2009
Paulo Coelho's The Devil and Miss Prym; A Review: A Novel of Temptation and the Fight Between Good and Evil
In: Latin American Literature
By: Ingrid Calderon
Sep 8, 2009
Life of Pi by Yann Martel: A Book That Will Renew Readers Faith in the Fantastical
In: World Literatures (general)
By: My Nguyen
Sep 4, 2009
Black Pioneers of Literature: Successful African-American, Black British and African Writers
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Kimberly Ward
Sep 2, 2009
Collins' "Terribly Strange Bed" Inspires Novel: Blood Money and Elaborate Traps Set Stage for The Haunted Hotel
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Amanda Flinner
Aug 25, 2009
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe: An African Literary Classic
In: African Literature
By: Farai Muchemwa
Aug 24, 2009
Hunters, Rogues & Heroes - Connor McKenzie: NZ Outdoor - Hunting Yarns from Favourite New Zealand Author
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Lyn Rasmussen
Aug 22, 2009
Paulo Coelho's The Zahir: A Review: A Story of Dark Obsession and Re-birth
In: Latin American Literature
By: Ingrid Calderon
Aug 22, 2009
Dangerous Liaisons & the Power of Love Letters: Amorous Epistles are Rhetorical Tools in Choderlos de Laclos's Novel
In: European Literature
By: Luke Arnott
Aug 21, 2009
Review – An Enemy of the People by Henrick Ibsen: A Commentary of Today's Society
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Roxanne Llamzon
Aug 19, 2009
A Review: Paulo Coelho's Brida: A Story of Love and Purpose
In: Latin American Literature
By: Ingrid Calderon
Aug 19, 2009
Ideology in Albert Camus' Novel The Outsider: Finding Ideological Meaning in Camus' Anti-Hero Outsider Novel
In: European Literature
By: Kathleen Duffy
Aug 15, 2009
Latin Quotations From the Satires of Juvenal: Sayings Coined by Ancient Rome's Greatest Satiric Poet
In: European Literature
By: Luke Arnott
Aug 13, 2009
Lolita – Nabakov's Classic Novel: Pedophilia in Fiction – The Psychology of Nabokov's Lolita
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Paula Marie Deubel
Aug 11, 2009
Murakami Haruki's Kafka on the Shore: A Review of One of Murakami's Best
In: Asian Literature
By: Sacha Idell
Aug 8, 2009
Review of The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme: Makine's Novel Reveals Much About the French/Russian Connection
In: European Literature
By: Victoria Robinson
Aug 8, 2009
Epic Theory in Frye's Anatomy of Criticism: Northrop Frye's Classic Helps Define Epic Genre in Narrative Art
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Luke Arnott
Aug 7, 2009
Japanese Magical Realism: A Brief Exploration of Fantastical Subversion in Japan's Literature
In: Asian Literature
By: Sacha Idell
Aug 2, 2009
Review of The Woman Who Waited by Andreï Makine: An Arrogant Intellectual Meets His Match in This Passionate Novel
In: European Literature
By: Victoria Robinson
Jul 28, 2009
Five Modern Age Utopias: How Conceptualizations of Reality Shape Visions of an Ideal World
In: European Literature
By: Jeanne Lombardo
Jul 28, 2009
Early Utopias: Myths of a Golden Age, Eden, and the Fortunate Isles
In: European Literature
By: Jeanne Lombardo
Jul 20, 2009
Piscine Patel is Richard Parker: Analysis of the Main Character and His Id in Martel's The LIfe of Pi
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Jaclyna Perez
Jul 19, 2009
Understanding Russian Names in Literature: How to Keep Track of Patronymics and Nicknames in Russian Novels
In: European Literature
By: Luke Arnott
Jul 13, 2009
Review of Perfume - The Story of a Murderer: Süskind's Novel Takes the Reader on an Olfactory Journey
In: European Literature
By: Victoria Robinson
Jul 11, 2009
The Farming of Bones: A Historical Narrative by Edwidge Danticat
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Dianha Simpson
Jul 2, 2009
An Introduction to Grettis Saga Ásmundarsonar: Saga Tells the Life of a Poet, Warrior, and Icelandic Folk Hero
In: European Literature
By: Luke Arnott
Jun 30, 2009
Shakespeare's Leading Ladies – Ophelia & Juliet: The Role of Tragic Female Characters in Hamlet and MacBeth
In: European Literature
By: Tracey Carter
Jun 30, 2009
Book Review of Dantes Inferno: The Inferno is an Imaginative and Poetic Book
In: European Literature
By: Yirssi Bergman
Jun 26, 2009
An Introduction to Egils Saga Skallagrímssonar: Icelandic Saga Tells the Life of a Singular Viking-Poet
In: European Literature
By: Luke Arnott
Jun 26, 2009
Sex and Desire in the Decameron: Boccacio's Renaissance Exploration of Natural Desire
In: European Literature
By: Tracey Carter
Jun 12, 2009
Book Review – Cry, the Beloved Country: Alan Paton’s Classic Tale of the Tragedy of Apartheid
In: African Literature
By: Alana Tutwiler
Jun 11, 2009
Abdulrazak Gurnah's Joseph Has a Tragic End: Gurnah Reconstructed the Story of Joseph in his 1994 Novel Paradise
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Azharul Islam
Jun 11, 2009
Review of The Thing Around Your Neck: Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie's Book Explores Nigerians at Home & Abroad
In: African Literature
By: Kimberly Ward
Jun 10, 2009
Feast of the Goat by Maria Vargoas Llosa: A Gripping Take on the Rise, Fall and Afterlife of a Dictator
In: Latin American Literature
By: Michael Mackey
Jun 9, 2009
À Rebours by Joris-Karl Huysmans: A Portrait of Fin-de-Siècle Decadence
In: European Literature
By: Michelle White
Jun 9, 2009
Distant Star: A hard to review but beautifully writtne book devoid of a plot
In: Latin American Literature
By: Michael Mackey
Jun 9, 2009
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Dostoevsky's Attempt to Portray a Truly Beautiful Soul
In: European Literature
By: Bonnie Way
Jun 9, 2009
Kate Grenville's The Idea of Perfection: Orange Prize Winner is a Lovely and Quirky Page Turner
In: Australian Literature
By: My Nguyen
Jun 9, 2009
Book Review – A Village Romeo and Juliet: 19th Century Realist Fiction From Swiss Author Gottfried Keller
In: European Literature
By: Michelle Bailat-Jones
Jun 7, 2009
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - A Review: Discussing the Masterful Work of Junot Diaz
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Adam Burgess
Jun 5, 2009
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak – Book Review: Death Narrates This Story About a Girl's Love Affair With Books
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Roberta Goli
Jun 4, 2009
Italian Shoes is a Good Fit: Henning Menkel is More Than a Well-known Mystery Writer
In: European Literature
By: Douglas Nordfors
Jun 3, 2009
Book Review – Lovely Green Eyes by Arnost Lustig: Lustig's Novel Explores Survival Instinct, Trauma and Memory
In: European Literature
By: Michelle Bailat-Jones
May 26, 2009
Lucky Everyday: A Novel
In: Asian Literature
By: Dianha Simpson
May 26, 2009
Elements of Chick Lit: The History and the Elements of the Books Women Just Love
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Nikola Stepic
May 24, 2009
Review of Four Letter Word by Knelman and Porter: Top Writers Explore the Modern Love Letter
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Victoria Robinson
May 24, 2009
Mythical Creatures From Ancient Greece: Threatening and Gruesome Monsters in Greek Legends
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Scott Hayden
May 22, 2009
Review of My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead: From Chekhov to Munro, Jeffrey Eugenides Explores the Love Story
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Victoria Robinson
May 22, 2009
The Art of Satire– Herman Charles Bosman's Irony: Humour and Social Commentary in “Willem Prinsloo’s Peac
In: African Literature
By: Sarah Wild
May 16, 2009
Book Review – Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas: A Play For Voices that is Pretty but, Ultimately, Pointless
In: European Literature
By: Ryan Werner
May 12, 2009
Religion in Manil Suri's The Death of Vishnu: A Reflection of Indian Culture
In: Asian Literature
By: Derek Siegel
May 12, 2009
Review of A Life's Music by Andreï Makine: This Novella is Simply Told but Holds Hypnotic Emotional Depth
In: European Literature
By: Victoria Robinson
May 8, 2009
Book Review – La Petite Fille de Monsieur Linh: Philippe Claudel’s Poignant Contemporary French Novel
In: European Literature
By: Michelle Bailat-Jones
May 6, 2009
Review of The Trouble With Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Geraldine Eliot
May 6, 2009
How Literature Is Written - A Vocational Career: An Explanation According to Italo Calvino
In: European Literature
By: Chris Woolfrey
May 4, 2009
Flaubert's Madame Bovary: A Study in Female Rebellion
In: European Literature
By: Jackie Patrick
May 3, 2009
Review – Dreams of Water by Nada Awar Jarrar: An Attempt to Put a Human Angle on Lebanon's suffering
In: Middle Eastern Literature
By: Michael Mackey
Apr 30, 2009
Book Review – Eugénie Grandet by Balzac: A Classic Novel From one of France’s Most Esteemed Literary Realists
In: European Literature
By: Michelle Bailat-Jones
Apr 29, 2009
Gender in Kerstin Ekman's Witches' Rings: Rochelle Wright's Argument of Cyclical Narrative
In: European Literature
By: Sandra Causey
Apr 24, 2009
Ignorance by Milan Kundera: A Novel About Returning Home
In: European Literature
By: Megan Jungwi
Apr 23, 2009
Book Review – The Lying Days by Nadine Gordimer: A Classic Coming-of-Age Novel From South African Writer Gordimer
In: African Literature
By: Michelle Bailat-Jones
Apr 22, 2009
Secret Son by Laila Lalami – Book Review: Debut Novel by the Author of Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Christine Benlafquih
Apr 19, 2009
Review of The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe: Themes and Motifs of a Classic Japanese Novel
In: Asian Literature
By: Michelle Bailat-Jones
Apr 19, 2009
Norse Mythology in the Prose Edda: Snorri Sturluson's Treatise Preserved Stories of Pagan Norse Gods
In: European Literature
By: Luke Arnott
Apr 16, 2009
Bishop of Digne from Les Miserables: Victor Hugo’s ‘Upright Man’
In: European Literature
By: Melissa Howard
Apr 15, 2009
Book Review – Memories of My Melancholy Whores: A Novella by Gabriel García Márquez, Translated by Edith Grossman
In: Latin American Literature
By: Linda Ashar
Apr 10, 2009
An Introduction to Old Norse and Icelandic Sagas: Unique Viking Literature is Among the Best of the Middle Ages
In: European Literature
By: Luke Arnott
Apr 7, 2009
The Greek Myth of Cassandra: The Prophetic Trojan Princess
In: European Literature
By: Samantha Markham
Apr 4, 2009
The Phantom of The Opera: Gaston Leroux's Famous Ghost Story
In: European Literature
By: Samantha Markham
Apr 2, 2009
Why Books Are Good for Adults: The Benefits of Reading for Grown-up Mental Health and Happiness
In: World Literatures (general)
By: Michelle Pannecoucke
Apr 1, 2009
Book Review – Q & A by Vikas Swarup: Bollywood Masala in Print
In: Asian Literature
By: Angelina Nachimuthu
Mar 29, 2009
Analysis of Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis": The Classic Theme of Parent Versus Child
In: European Literature
By: Jaclyna Perez
Mar 28, 2009
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: Book Review of Pulitzer Prize Novel by Junot Diaz
In: Latin American Literature
By: My Nguyen
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