Reading Dante’s Divina Commedia, I have started to realise how much what the 13th-century poet was talking about when he hurled his invective against Italy and the Empire. Unfortunately, this is exactly how I feel when i think about the climate crisis…
I participated in online discussions of Melville’s poem Clarel, A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Despite its complexity, the group’s enthusiasm and insights deepened my appreciation and motivated me to study it further.
In this post I analyse Thoreau’s metaphor of the veil, asking questions about language, the classics, and the relationship between reader and writer.
My first impressions after reading the debut novel by C. Pam Zhang.
Here are 10 things I learned in 2022, in random order, including stationery, world politics, literature and… Poland.
In this post, I explore the main reasons which make reading in a foreign language both useful and enjoyable for me.
My thoughts on Felice Cimatti’s book ‘Unbecoming Human: Philosophy of Animality After Deleuze’.
What the title says: seven reasons why you should read Beloved by Toni Morrison if you haven’t yet.
Here’s why I think you should read the books you love more than once.
