Breaking of linguistic conventions and rules may seem strange in serious contexts such as court and religious situations, but the truth is that the informal […]
Humour and linguistics
Author: Sanja Gligorić
Around the world in bookish news: From Shakespeare to Jane Austin
From Shakespeare to Jane Austin, read a new round of bookish news: 1. Shakespeare and film around the world– The list of film adaptations of […]
Around the world in bookish news: Book Jackets Go Live and Other Stories
The news from the world literature are as follows: 1. Classic book jackets come to life – in pictures– Oh my God, they are alive! […]
Around the world in bookish news: Rushdie’s Latest Novel and Other Stories
A new round of bookish news is here: 1. Newly discovered Dickens notes solve Victorian authorship mystery– Among the All Year Round contributors, we can […]
Around the world in bookish news: Cracking Christie’s Mysteries and Other Stories
Every morning around 8 o’clock, I sit at my desk with a cup of coffee in my hand. I turn on my laptop and I […]
The Yellow Wallpaper and the story of Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman Being a frequent visitor of street booksellers near my faculty, Great Short Stories by American Women edited by Candace Ward immediately caught […]
Happy birthday, Emily Brontë!
On this day in 1818, a renowned British novelist and poet, Emily Brontë was born. To pay homage to Brontë‘s enormous writing talent, we compiled a […]