Alive in Art: Art as it Relates to Life in Still Life with a Bridle
Through discussing the interpretation of life through art, and the importance of art to life, the preservative properties of art will be argued, as art can be considered a means of both prolonging and universalizing individual experience.
What the Blind Mind’s Eye Sees: The Effect of Ekphrases in Still Life With a Bridle
By guiding the reader through the process of engaging with these paintings, Herbert ensures that the elements that he relies on for his argument are noticed and understood.
Desire, Wisdom, and the Importance of Poets: William Blake’s Response to Plato’s Republic
In The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Blake makes clear through references to the Allegory of the Cave that he has read Plato’s classic text Republic, and throughout the text, Blake engages with the ideas and issues that are presented in Republic.
Arms Like Tongs: The Power and Plight of Women in Grettir’s Saga
Set in Iceland’s Viking era, Grettir’s Saga follows the life of Grettir Asmundarson—a famously strong, cunning, and cursed man—as he fights enemies and rids Iceland of the undead, completing many cruel and heroic deeds along his journey.
