Everyone knows the myth of the mechanical servant, such as the sorcerer’s apprentice, Frankenstein’s monster, or the golem. These servants are stronger than any human being, but it is difficult to ...
The status of literature - its meaning, structure, truth value, and social function - has proven, throughout history, to be surprisingly controversial, and has generated endless commentary. This class ...
On Criticism in Society (New Accents), by Imre Salusinszky. As we all know, criticism has undergone a crucial transformation since the advent of structuralism, semiotics, deconstruction, and ...
‘GESTALT’ is a German word which literally means ‘form’ or ‘shape’ and in psychology it is used to denote “an organised whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts”, says the Concise ...
Michael Duffy: The teaching of English literature in universities used to be one of the glories of the humanities, but not anymore. The subject has been destroyed by theory and has lost touch with its ...