Milton the Revolutionary
John Milton (1608-1674) certainly meant his writing to be influential in his own time. Living through the rebellion and Civil […]
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Exploring Literature for A Level Study
Category: poetry
In the Frame
It’s a hundred years since the birth of Janet Frame, the acclaimed New Zealand writer. She has attracted attention not […]
Read more →Poetry Down the Tube
If you have ever been on the London Underground, at least since 1986, you’ll have seen them. Tucked up on […]
Read more →Thomas Hardy and Women
Ever since studying Tess of the d’Urbervilles at A Level, I’ve always been a bit of a fan of Thomas […]
Read more →Benjamin Zephaniah
It was saddening to hear of Benjamin Zephaniah’s untimely death last week. A dyslexic Rastafarian with limited formal education and […]
Read more →Kae Tempest and the Guts to Love
Kae Tempest’s Brand New Ancients, which takes ordinary people and sees their lives in the light of the ancient Greek […]
Read more →Introduction to Allegory
Here’s a poem by William Blake, from his Songs of Experience: The Sick Rose O Rose thou art sick. The […]
Read more →On the Availability of Books
It was interesting to see ideas commented on here about a year ago cropping up again this week in an […]
Read more →Behind George Orwell
George Orwell is well known, primarily for two novels which have enjoyed remarkable success. Many youngsters have enjoyed the animal […]
Read more →Booker Time – and Time for Poetry
We are inching towards Booker time again, signalled by the publication of the nominations for the prize. Some have commented […]
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