The fire that burns within... (image: Lionsgate) Now that we've seen the different forms conflict can take in a story, let's dive deeper, starting with one of the oldest conflicts in literature:man vs. man.
When you think of antihero examples, you come across some of our favorite characters from from all of literature, film, and tv serials. After all, who doesn't like the bad boy who has a secret good side? In this article, we're going to look at examples of some of our favorite anti...
For example, a character who is taught to accept the practice of arranged marriage who is attracted to someone not arranged might struggle with their desire. They might see their desire as weakness, sinfulness (if the practice has a religious origin) or something else entirely negative. ...
music" if we hear it as yet another description of the formation of "aesthetic poetry" within historical time, for in this essay, music only seems to be invoked as a transhistorical ideal, the total identification of form and matter only seems to be projected as a sort of apocalyptic end...
Would an apocalyptic future cause history to repeat itself? Cherie Dimaline explores this question in terms of the persecution of Canada’s indigenous peoples in her YA dystopia novelThe Marrow Thieves, which came out back in 2017.Continue readingReview of The Marrow Thieves—Indigenous Dystopia ...
historical-critical,existential, and structural interpretation have figured prominently during the 20th and 21st centuries. On the nonacademic level, the interpretation of prophetic and apocalyptic biblical material in terms of present-day events remains a vigorous pursuit in some circles.See alsoexegesis...
heavens (conceived as ahierarchyof spheres) became a staple ofapocalyptic literature, and Jewish mystics produced a vast theosophical lore concerning heavenly palaces, angelic powers, and the dimensions of God’s body. Traces of this heavenmysticismcan still be found in the Jewishprayerbook (...
Award-winning video game music conductor and composer Eímear Noone joins the San Francisco Symphony for a journey to magical worlds, postapocalyptic wastelands, godly labyrinths, and the home of favorite Disney characters, presented through the gift of gaming. Video Games in Concert with Eímear Noo...
historical-critical,existential, and structural interpretation have figured prominently during the 20th and 21st centuries. On the nonacademic level, the interpretation of prophetic and apocalyptic biblical material in terms of present-day events remains a vigorous pursuit in some circles.See alsoexegesis...
(1972) suggested that the planetaryecosystemwas reaching the limits of what it could sustain. This so-called apocalyptic, or survivalist, literature encouraged reluctant calls from some environmentalists for increasing the powers of centralized governments over human activities deemed environmentally harmful...