by Dr Durkheim J | Apr 4, 2024 | Literature
Medievalism can be defined as “the ongoing process of recreating, reinventing, and reenacting medieval culture in postmedieval times” (Emery and Utz). David Lowery’s The Green Knight is a modern adaptation of one of the most well-known romances Sir Gawain and the...
by Dr Durkheim J | Apr 4, 2024 | Literature
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a gothic epistolary novel, is a narrative of a scientist who in his quest to create life and therefore achieve personal greatness, assumes the role of God. He creates life in a laboratory, thus eliminating not only the female’s cultural...
by Dr Durkheim J | Apr 4, 2024 | Literature
Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein has held much influence in culture throughout its time since its release to culture today. The novel focuses on a scientist named Victor Frankenstein who gives life to his creation out of old body parts. Once Frankenstein discovers...
by Dr Durkheim J | Apr 4, 2024 | Literature
Is Shakespeare relevant? The question so many people, past present, and future, have questioned timelessly over again. There’s no doubt that Shakespeare has been such a controversial topic, especially in the developing society of the 21st century. William Shakespeare...
by Dr Durkheim J | Apr 4, 2024 | Literature
The Shrew’s Taming and 10 Things I Hate About You were considered in this language study to get a better understanding of how composers can reflect the time through two classic and modern compositions with the same theme. The tale of The Shrew’s Taming...
