Ancient History
The Sack of Rome, 410 A.D
Almost as soon as it occurred, the Sack of Rome left the space of history and entered the realm of myth. […]
Literature
British Literature
Charlotte and Emily Brontë’s Taste in Heroes
By Timothy Spurgin, PhD, Lawrence University As one might expect, Charlotte and Emily have many things in common. Their novels challenge social values and also reveal […]
British Literature
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Dense Forest of Symbols
By Dorsey Armstrong, PhD, Purdue University An anonymous poem of 2,530 lines, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, survives in a single manuscript containing three other Middle […]
Ancient Literature
How Odysseus Fooled a Cyclops
By David J. Schenker,PhD, University of Missouri–Columbia Odysseus’s adventures with the Cyclops Polyphemus reveal much about the character of Odysseus and the complexities facing a […]
Literature
Gustave Flaubert
By James A. W. Heffernan, Dartmouth College Born in Rouen, in the French province of Normandy, Gustave Flaubert was the second surviving son of a […]
British Literature
Hamlet and the Problem of Inaction
By Peter Saccio, Ph.D., Dartmouth College Hamlet is a young prince whose father has been murdered, who has difficulty finding an appropriate response. Severely criticized […]
Ancient Literature
Dante’s Paradise: The Sphere of Wisdom
By William R. Cook, Ph.D., State University of New York, Geneseo & Ronald B. Herzman,Ph.D., State University of New York, Geneseo On their journey through Paradise, […]