Kingsolver’s Big Ideas
You may know Barbara Kingsolver for her epic novel The Poisonwood Bible, about missionaries in the Congo, Congo independence and […]
Read more →Literature Studies
Exploring Literature for A Level Study
Category: Shakespeare
Sea Fever
As the year draws to its close, the last word of 2022 will be given over to Harry, who writes […]
Read more →Thirty Years of Donna Tartt
Donna Tartt, the American novelist, has been featured quite heavily over the last few days, as it is 30 years […]
Read more →Maya Angelou Still Rising
Times, they are a-changin’, sang Bob Dylan. He’s not just a singer, remember, but the winner of the Nobel Prize […]
Read more →Farewell to Antony Sher
At last we near the end of the autumn term and head towards Christmas. I hope that Santa has been […]
Read more →New Sonnets Win Prize
‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’ ‘My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun.’ You might be familiar […]
Read more →Rehearsals, Performance and True Crime
I hope that many of you will have seen a production by the Royal Shakespeare Company, whether that is live […]
Read more →Start with Art
I have an eclectic selection of pointers this week, starting with Grayson Perry. You may be familiar with Perry’s ceramics, […]
Read more →Happy Birthday, Shakespeare
The last post featured some light-hearted humour; this one is more traditional, though there is still plenty of humour. Yesterday […]
Read more →The Tempest
Shakespeare’s The Tempest is a very late play by Shakespeare, among those often referred to as his ‘problem’ plays; they […]
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