Many people often say that art equates to suffering and those who create the best art are those who are tortured souls. While this isn’t necessarily true, there have been some cases where the most beautiful works were created in the darkest places. There are few periods as dark in human history as the World… Read More »Art in War: In Flanders Field
There are few American writers as well-known and prolific as Mark Twain. His works effectively encapsulate the issues of the time such as the fight for workers’ rights, the fallout of the American Civil War, most relevant to this post, America’s growing imperialism. These are issues that have shaped the United State’s history throughout the… Read More »Poetry of Mark Twain Against the Philippine-American War
Ladies and Gentlemen, let us all welcome the saint of all the hipsters! Seriously, this is every hipster’s idol. He writes like he doesn’t belong in his time. This writer is Oscar Wilde. There has been a movie about him starring Daniel Radcliffe, so yeah, I bet this didn’t come as a surprise to our… Read More »Oscar Wilde – On Being a Nonconformist
Edgar Allan Poe has always been seen as the weird and dark one in the poetry department. Although he has gloomy metaphors and musky themes, Edgar Allan Poe made a mark on the world for the allegorical meaning of his poetry. Despite the somber tone of his works, Edgar Allan Poe’s influence on literature is… Read More »Edgar Allan Poe – On The Darker Side of Poetry
Have you ever felt like the world is crumbling down? Or that life is unfair? Well, William Ernest Henley has written something to remind you that you have the choice to be whoever you want to be. But who is William Ernest Henley? A brief explanation in Wikipedia tells us that William Ernest Henley was… Read More »William Ernest Henley – On Survival
If you are experiencing heightened emotions right now and want to see if there was anyone who has written about it then Alas! You have found her. The famous writer who can teach you a thing or two about the expression of emotion is none other than – Sylvia Plath. Sylvia Plath was an American… Read More »Sylvia Plath – On Rigorous Definition of Emotion
Searching for romantic inspiration for your letter? Look no further than William Shakespeare. The 16th-century English writer, poet, and playwright is one of the greatest writers of all time. Most of his work was produced between 1589 and 1613 and consists of 38 plays and 154 sonnets, most of which have been translated into a… Read More »William Shakespeare’s Famous Love Poem: Sonnet 116
