Literary Themes
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Sylvia Plath’s profound nature poetry elevates her writing beyond tragedy and despair
‘There is no life higher than the grasstops or the hearts of sheep’, Plath wrote in a poem titled ‘Wuthering Heights’.
Nassim Jalali, The Conversation
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‘Inside the Critics’ Circle’: This book gives a sociologist’s perspective on contemporary reviewing
A review of a review of reviewers.
Ronan McDonald, The Conversation
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How can literature catch a sense of lived time? Are both fiction and living a necessary illusion?
As Philip Roth said, ‘Nothing lasts and yet nothing passes either, and nothing passes just because nothing lasts.’
Prasanta Chakravarty
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Exaggerations, silences and treasure: Kerala’s Arabian tale of migration to the ‘Gulf’
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How the graphic novel got its misleading moniker (but what are the options?)
There really isn’t an ideal choice, but “comics” may be the least bad one.
Joel Priddy, The Conversation
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My struggle is yours: why failure is the new literary success
As individuals, we are driven by thoughts of success, so it makes sense that failure might make us feel slightly uneasy. And yet failure – and what that means in writing – is having a moment.
Alexandra Smith, The Conversation