Inspired by the history and folklore of Transylvania, and modeled after the notorious Vlad the Impaler, it has become one of the most famous pieces of literature of all time. Dracula does an amazing job of painting a dark, gothic picture, with atmospheric descriptions that ground you in the ...
McQueen immersed himself in literature about Sands’ five-year 'no wash protest', and the film presents life in the prison with detailed, near-documentary-style realism. Similarly, Michael Fassbender goes above and beyond to play Sands, dropping 40 pounds to make an already harrowing performance ...
With an ability to tackle some of the most demanding works in the piano literature, Arrau's influence on the classical music community continues to be felt today. Also ranks #16 on The Best Pianists in the World Also ranks #17 on The Greatest Classical Pianists of All Time Also ranks #...
characters readers care about and drive the story to its ultimate conclusion — a feat that can be difficult to accomplish even with a great degree of savvy. Yet these authors have mastered the art of the short story, turning condensed pieces into memorable works of literature that stick with...
Heart wrenching love stories that might bring a tear to your eye, or a book with a little more sinful side to it, these romance novels are perfect to cozy up with and enjoy any time of year.
Literature, like all art, is intensely subjective.I may have fallen in love with certain books, while you utterly loathe them, and vice versa. I hope you can agree with a lot of my picks below, but if not, that doesn’t make either of us wrong. It just means each book “hits diff...
pieces. Well, if the scene is a stinker I don't mind, but if it's a really hot one, it "pisses" me off that I only get to see bits and pieces of it. This is the case in the scene with Viktoria. Here we get to see a short interview with Viktoria and then we get to see...
The Best Love Poems of all TimeJohn
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971 and has been enchanting readers with the breadth of his poetic vision ever since. This carefully translated and selected collection offers side-by-side Spanish and English versions of the prolific poet’s work. With 50 poems, ...
Countless children experienced their first literature-related cry while reading this novel about a girl named Fern who convinces her farmer father to let her keep a runty piglet named Wilbur as a pet and Charlotte, the spider who does everything she can to keep the little guy safe. ...