The historical sense compels us – canon and legacy
“Helping us to be better critics and readers” – Freya Grigson examines the intricacies and inadequacies of the canon.
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International Women’s Day: a reading list from around the world
“Here is a list of books from female authors around the world by continent” – Freya Grigson walks us through a truly international reading list for IWD.
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Reinterpreting ancient voices
“Why are writers spending time dredging up ancient myths?” — Freya Grigson interrogates the practice of retelling myths.
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Comfort reads series: William Goldman’s The Princess Bride
“The Princess Bride has accompanied me throughout my childhood and into adulthood” – Freya Grigson offers a heartfelt argument for the comfort to be found in rediscovering the joy of reading.
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Modernism and the machine: T.S Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land’
“cacophony of discordant narrators”, Freya Grigson walks us through the technological apprehension of T.S Eliot’s The Waste Land.
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African American literature and censorship
“Erasure of whole groups is not protection”. Freya Grigson interrogates the troubling world of censorship in African American literature.
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