Myth and the 'Now' Part Sixteen: The Heart of Darkness
I have asserted in earlier articles in this series that we are living in an Ironic Age. By that, I mean that there are various...
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The Inner Circle Writers' Group Strategy
The ICWG was first started in 2008 as a group largely for students and friends, and didn’t really begin to expand until it appeared on...
Myth and the 'Now' Part Fifteen: Great Expectations
In examining Great Expectations, what exactly should our thesis lead us to look for? The same kind of things that we have been finding...
Myth and the 'Now' Part Fourteen: A Fanciful Table
I wanted to present a table to you which may be largely fanciful but could also be a way of summarising the scene so far: Northrop Frye’s...
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The Poetry of W. B. Yeats
William Butler Yeats (1865 – 1939) was a great Irish poet, and was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival with Lady Gregory,...
Myth and the 'Now' Part Thirteen: Pride and Prejudice
Usually it is only in stories or dreams that we feel as though we have been journeying for a long time but realise that we are still in...