Classic Literature
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What classic literature says about the challenges of refugees fleeing persecution
Alongside the reality of desperate people fleeing danger is a rich history of classic texts about characters seeking protection or new lives.
Robert F Barsky, The Conversation
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Marquis de Sade wrote violent pornographic fiction. I translated his only gothic novel into English
Sade today is probably best known as the man who inspired the term ‘sadism’.
Will McMorran, The Conversation
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Why have we lost the spirit of questioning handed down by the Vedas, the Upanishads, the epics?
How can we, superstition-ridden, and unable or refusing to think for ourselves, be the descendants of the writers of these works, asks novelist Shashi Deshpande
Shashi Deshpande
Trending
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Journalist Nidhi Razdan quits NDTV
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Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II was the people’s emperor – courteous to his own and the British
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Mukesh Ambani takes over as Asia’s richest person as Adani Group stocks continue to slide
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Budget 2023: Why FM Nirmala Sitharaman is incentivising a shift to the new tax regime
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Voltaire’s ‘Candide’ talks to us eloquently in this era of the pandemic and wild conspiracy theories
The darkly satirical 18th-century novella takes aim at human folly, pride and excessive faith in the ability of reason.
Matthew Sharpe, The Conversation
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In the Shakespearean world, Hamlet is a ‘villain of genius’. Here’s why
Hamlet has somehow persuaded generations of audiences and critics that he is actually its hero.
Catherine Butler, The Conversation
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Glimpses of a 17th century lockdown, and a mirror held up to ours
The British naval administrator tracked his mental health, paranoia and the rising death toll.
Ute Lotz-Heumann, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Bystander, police officer rescue driver moments before crashed car bursts into flames
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Watch: Bengaluru waiter effortlessly carries 16 plates of dosa, serves several customers at once
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Watch: Pakistani TV anchors are stunned by Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul’s lavish wedding gifts
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Watch: McDonald’s first automated outlet is open for business in Texas, US
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Watch: Woman caught on camera shoplifting in a bookstore in Jalandhar, Punjab
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Lockdown reading: Five tips on how to read Shakespeare beyond the theatre and classroom
The biggest obstacle to enjoying Shakespeare is thinking it’s a literary intelligence test.
Emma Smith, The Conversation
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Nature’s rhythm and rhyme: Remembering William Wordsworth 250 years since his birth
His poetry is filled with images of flowers and woodlands, inspired by his Lake District home.
Sally Bushell, The Conversation
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In ancient Greek philosophy, political leaders were seen as healers in times of crisis
How Athenian ideas shaped what we expect from our politicians today.
Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Lost’ trailer: Yami Gautam Dhar plays a journalist investigating a disappearance
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‘The Romantics’ trailer: Docuseries pays tribute to the Yash Raj Films legacy
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Film ‘Follower’ crawls inside the mind of a social media troll in Belgaum
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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In Ranjan Palit’s new film, a ‘watchdog society’ filled with persecution and paranoia
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How illustrations have kept the magical appeal of ‘Robinson Crusoe’ alive for successive generations
From drawings and woodcuts to expressionist art, a variety of forms have been used to illustrate Daniel Defoe’s account of a shipwrecked sailor.
Christian Algar
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In the age of Brexit, to describe Chaucer as ‘English to the core’ is to misrepresent him
The famed 14th-century author of ‘The Canterbury Tales’ is considered the epitome of Englishness but it was his internationalism that defined his writing.
Marion Turner, Aeon
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How Mirza Ghalib’s ghazals traveled to America and became a part of the country’s poetic tradition
The Urdu poet died on this day, February 15, 150 years ago. A rich translation tradition has ensured his legacy lives on, even far away from home.
Manan Kapoor, Sahapedia
The Field
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Watch: Sachin Tendulkar’s speech as Shafali Verma-led U19 World Cup winning-team is felicitated
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Cricket: Nepal board lifts suspension on Sandeep Lamichhane
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Cricket: Suryakumar Yadav retains top spot in ICC T20I rankings for batters
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Thailand Masters Super 300: Kiran George reaches round of 16, Ashwini Ponnappa-Sumeeth Reddy bow out
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Cricket: Makhaya Ntini – ‘ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is Africa’s time to shine’