Blog - Literature ... no trouble

You know, whenever the notion of allegory danced through my thoughts, my mental imagery often transported me to the medieval tales of "Piers Plowman" and "Everyman." However all that changed when I stumbled upon Todd Phillips' 2019 film, "Joker." This contemporary work not only shook the foundations of my preconceived ideas about allegory, but...

Imagine this: you're in the hot seat on the day of your oral final exam. In a matter of seconds, you're handed the title of Percy Bysshe Shelley's 'Prometheus Unbound' and a quote from the play. As you read these lines, the iconic theme music from Mission: Impossible begins playing in your mind. Your mission, if you choose to accept...

Welcome back to LnT, lit-up and lively learners! - see what I did there with that alliteration? Never, has my eye ever been captured by a Netflix series like 'Never Have I Ever'!