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Originality and Artistic Impulse: From a Medieval Scottish Friar to Malevich’s Black Square
Read more: Originality and Artistic Impulse: From a Medieval Scottish Friar to Malevich’s Black SquareIs there any such thing as a new idea? Bryony Coombs discusses similarities in artistic expression, centuries apart.
From the Archives – Translation of Children’s Literature in the Soviet Union: How Pinocchio Got a Golden Key
As well as providing entertainment and a tool for developing children’s reading skills, children’s literature is also a powerful instrument…
The Red Menace
The article “British Conservatives, the Red Menace and Antiforeign Agitation in China, 1924–1927” in our journal Cultural History looks at…
From the Archives – Persius’ Prologue and Early Modern English Satire
When compared to Juvenal or Horace (the two most prominent figures of Roman satire in sixteenth and seventeenth century England),…
Monsieur Desnoyer – Mapping Choreography. 18C Dance Design
Below is a beautiful illustration of ‘Spanish Entree Performed by Mr Desnoyer and choreographed by Anthony L’Abbe’. Full of jumps,…
Spotlight on….Translation and Literature
Founded in 1992, Translation and Literature is a tri-annual which is published in March, July and November of each year.…
From the archives – What is comparative literature?
Certain works of literature call especially clearly for a comparative approach, through reference to other works or through establishing comparative…
Inverlochy and Lochindorb Castles – A Comparative Study
Iain Anderson and Piers Dixon’s paper, in Architectural Heritage, looks afresh at the relationship between the two castles to establish…
“Spotlight on”…Scottish Affairs
Scottish Affairs is published quarterly in February, May, August and November of each year. Founded in 1992, it is Scotland’s…
From the Archives – The Creation of the Concept through the Interaction of Philosophy with Science and Art
At the beginning of the book What Is Philosophy? written by Gilles Deleuze in collaboration with Felix Guattari, the authors…