Introduction So I guess I should start with an introduction. Well, I’m not a pro at introductions, but I’ll do my best so just cope with me. To start off, my name is Lissa. Want the full name? It’s Lissa Marie Garvey. Nothing big, nothing fancy, but I like it. I also have a huuuge secret, I’m telekinetic. For those of you who don’t have a clue what that is, it is the ability to manipulate and control objects with […]
In Purg. 33, 103 Beatrice invites Dante to observe the events on the Earthly Paradise in order to write upon his return to Earth “for the good of the world that lives ill”. Browse through Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso and comment on three specific instances in which Dante addresses the evils of the world and their causes. Dante first addresses the evils of the world in the Inferno with nine circles of hell in which specific sins are punished. One […]
Assessing and comparing translated literature from all over the world is extremely difficult; especially when they are all translated from different languages. Encyclopedia of a life in Russia by José Manuel Prieto, Woes of the true Policeman by Roberto Bolaño, Pow! By Mo Yan, Maidenhair by Mikhail Shishkin, The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector and Replacement by Tor Ulven all have one thing in common: they are phenomenal books that transcend the boundaries of traditional literature and encompass […]
When considering translations, there tends to be a continuum between two extremes with word for word translation at one end, with thought for thought translation somewhere in the middle, and plain paraphrasing at the other end. Although there exists a myriad of translating theories, there is no exact formula that will churn out the “perfect” translation of anything, especially because even the same translation will be perceived differently by separate people. However, what can be done is a comparative critique […]
The title says it all. The world is obsessed with Frankenstein. One important fact to note is that the title says “Frankenstein”, and not “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”. This is a deliberate omission, not a careless mistake. The reason behind this decision is simple. I don’t believe the media and society is obsessed with Shelley’s original conception, but rather, with the idea of Frankenstein and his creature; with the concept of someone being capable of creating new life, and by proxy, […]
Throughout the history of the United States, no Supreme Court ruling has been as controversial as the 1973 ruling of Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion in the entire country. Today, over one million legal abortions occur in the United States, but not without tough opposition from anti-abortion advocates. Since the 1973 ruling, individual states have passed laws making it more difficult for a pregnant woman to have an abortion. Although currently, there is no outright ban in any state […]
