The solitude of Latin America
García Márquez, Gabriel, The Nobel Prize, Dec 8, 1982. This entry to the library contains a translation into English of Gabriel Gárcia Márquez’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1982. As a globally…
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History, Myth, and Archetype in Borges’s View of Argentina
Britton, R. K. The Modern Language Review 74, no. 3 (1979): 607–16. ‘‘History, Myth and Archetype in Borges’s View of Argentina” is an article written by R. K Britton and published in The Modern Language Review on the…
NOVEL TRUTHS: LITERATURE AND TRUTH COMMISSIONS
Gready, Paul. Comparative Literature Studies 46, no. 1 (2009): 156–76. ‘Novel Truths: Literature and Truth Commissions’ is an article that was written by Paul Gready and published by Penn State University Press in…
Quaker Faith & Practice
The Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain. 2013. This book, here displayed in an online format, explains what Quakers believe and how they practice their faith. The book is written by a committee of British Quakers,…
The Real Tragedy of Beth March
Machado, Carmen Maria. The Paris Review, August 29, 2019. This article discusses the character Beth March in Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women as well as Alcott’s sister, on whom Beth is based. It highlights the…
Practicing the Arts of Peace
Crowley, John. Conjunctions no. 46 (2006): 213-230. This article is a personal essay on the power of storytelling in the face of violence, conflict, and grief. Author John Crowley, who is both an academic and a fiction…
Comedy and Tragedy as Two Sides of the Same Coin: Reversal and Incongruity as Sources of Insight
Dadlez, Eva and Lüthi, Daniel. The Journal of Aesthetic Education 52, no. 2 (Summer 2018): 81-94. This article uses literary theory to argue that comedy in fiction can enlighten in the same way as tragedy. Authors Eva…
What Does Peace Literature Do? An Introduction to the Genre and its Criticism
Adolf, Antony. Peace Research 42, no. 1 / 2 (2010): 9-21. This brief introduction to peace literature explains the main tenets and concepts used in the burgeoning field. Author Antony Adolf argues that peace literature…
Comedy and War
Maddocks, Melvin. The Sewanee Review 112, no. 1 (Winter 2004): 22-34. This article examines the relationship between comedy and war, seeking to understand why comedy is used so often in war narratives. It surveys a…
Speculative Sankofarration: Haunting Black Women in Contemporary Horror Fiction
Brooks, Kinitra D., McGee, Alexis, and Schoellman, Stephanie. Obsidian 42, no. 1 / 2 (2016): 237-248. This article examines how the horror genre in literature treats its black female characters and their trauma. It…