Ben Davies’ selection for our Lockdown Poetry series is Joy Harjo’s ‘Washing My Mother’s Body’
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Lockdown Poetry: Paul Henry
Bronwen Price introduces the work of the Welsh poet, Paul Henry.
Lockdown Poetry: Edward Thomas
Maggie Bowers reflects on Edward Thomas’ 1917 poem ‘The Mill-Pond.’
Five novels with a real sense of place to explore from your living room
Christine Berberich provides some advice on lockdown reading.
Marmaduke Pickthall: A Forgotten English Novelist
Rediscovering Marmaduke Pickthall: the man who translated the Qur’an into English.
Thoughts on Shakespeare as political authority
Shakespeare and Boris Johnson: why are our political leaders leaning on the authority of Shakespeare?
Introducing the Disrupted Authority Project
Madness, martyrdom and misogyny: does language hold the potential to disrupt and contract authority?
Detecting the Past: Detective Fiction, Nazi Crimes, and Holocaust (Im)piety
Is crime writing an appropriate form of Holocaust literature? Christine Berberich unfolds this question further in her recent article.
Literary Prizes and Nationalist Politicians: The case of Olga Tokarczuk
A deeper look at the relationship between government, national culture and international literary prizes.
“Divine Interpreter”: Translation as Theme and Event in Paradise Lost
Moving discussions of Milton’s translation-related pursuits beyond matters of interlingual production and filling a gap in the way in which criticism has engaged with Milton’s language to date, this essay calls attention to the appearance of translation activities and translation theory within Paradise Lost.