Humanities
Sunday Feb 17th, 2013
The tragic death of an actor
The farce is at its height: the old clown in the armchair is surrounded by whirling figures in outlandish doctors’ costumes, welcoming him into their brotherhood with a mock initiation ceremony. He takes the Latin oath: ‘Juro’, falters. His face crumples. The audience gasps – is something wrong? But the clown is grinning now, all is well, the dancing grows frenzied, the play rushes on to its end. Not till the next day will the audience find… read more »
Wednesday May 22nd, 2013
Getting to the heart of poetry
National poetry competition winner Kaiti Soultana on reciting poetry by heart
Tuesday May 21st, 2013
The marginalized Alexander Pope
Dr. Robert V. McNamee on re-reading his poetry in historical context
Sunday
May 12th, 2013
A National Short Story Month reading list from Oxford World’s Classics
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