Much to the surprise of the world outside Europe, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2008. Described as an “author of new departures, poetic adventure and ...

Harry Potter is the literary phenomenon of the past century, and while our society has had no difficulty celebrating J.K. Rowling’s work, the literary community has been somewhat slower in figuring ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about the continuing vitality of literary fiction. Also: Exxon vs. California; a Supreme ...

Lent is a time for forgoing worldly pleasures and opting to spend time in spiritual reflection and meditation. As Christians mark the period leading up to Easter — Ash Wednesday, which signals the ...

The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE English Literature students studying the themes of Macbeth. If you struggled with the quiz, don't panic - we've got you! You can revise the relevant ...

BEIJING -- Up to 65 percent of online literary works were about realistic themes, a 24-percent increase year on year, according to a report on the development of Chinese online literature in 2018. In ...

HECTOR:I count examinations even for Oxford and Cambridge as the enemy of education. NARRATOR:'What is education?' MRS LINTOTT:History is women following behind with a bucket. NARRATOR:'What is ...