Rhian Hutchings gives us the low-down on the perfect quarantine reading material
Reading
Escapist Literature
Amy Butterworth discusses the legitimacy of reading for the purposes of escapism
Coping with Coronavirus Lockdown: The Understated Joys of Reading a Script
Courtney Priday explores the delights of reading scripts during nationwide theatre shutdowns.
The Importance of Literary Criticism
Rhian Hutchings explores how important literary criticism is for our enjoyment of literature.
Can reading affect eating disorders?
Freda Worrell explores both the positive and negative impacts that reading can have on people with eating disorders.
Non-Fiction Books on the Rise
Paige Insalaco discusses the increasing publication and popularity of non-fiction books.
Judith Kerr: Childhood reading
Emma Hussain discusses Judith Kerr’s impact on the effects of reading children’s books on child development.
How you can dive into language: the experiences of an English student in Germany
Back in October, I attended my first class on Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde. It was a first for many reasons: mainly due to how the lesson was conducted – much to my surprise, in both English and German. I knew that German would be spoken to some extent, I am in Munich after all, but […]
Is Reading a Cultural Addiction?
Bibliophilia. Bibliomania. Obsessive compulsive reading. Book readers anonymous. Reading is known by most as a relaxing past time; a chance to de-stress and unwind, a chance to rediscover old favourites or enter a new sanctuary of literary escape. But for some people, this is not a choice, it is an impulse. Zadie Smith recently spoke […]
War and Peace: the essential 1,255 pages
War and Peace is as poignant in 2017 as it was when first published in the 1860s. Set during the French invasion of Russia, over 50 years before Tolstoy’s time, the writer records and reflects on the historical significance of Napoleon’s campaign, and its effects on the society he grew up in. At first glance, […]