European Literature

Vampire legends are nearly universal, although the word is usually associated with the Transylvanian Dracula. Irish breeds date back to pre-Celtic times.

Mar 13, 2012 – Jill Stefko

"Suite Française" was first published in French in 2004, more than 60 years after the writer's death. Némirovsky did not survive long enough to finish it.

Feb 27, 2012 – Valerie Wilson

An overview of Goethe's book on colour, two hundred years after its publication, and in the light of scientific progress since.

Feb 22, 2012 – Mary Phelan

Ibsen's betrayal and loss of his own first love, whom he had treated as a doll, could have shaped the ending and the underlying message of A Doll's House.

Jan 31, 2012 – Rochelle Zappia

A light-hearted look at the ways that Renaissance playwright, William Shakespeare, influenced the novels of nineteenth-century writer, Charles Dickens

Jan 25, 2012 – Mary Phelan