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Literature – XtremeCuztoms

Category: Literature

Vacation by the Book: The Joys and Benefits of Popcorn Reading

People pack all sorts of things when they head off on summer vacation. Most of these are standard for traveling: clothing suited to the destination and the weather, toiletries, food and drink, the wagonload of paraphernalia required for toddlers, and other necessities. Next come the specialty items. Some vacationers carefully select special treats—chocolates, wine, cheeses….


Myths and Legends Forged on the Shores of Gallipoli

Commentary Another ANZAC Day (April 25) already fades into memory as I contemplate its powerful influence not only on our Australian history but on a much broader stage. When I was a boy in the late 1950s and early 1960s, I used to watch the Sydney parade every year, from start to finish. I must…


La Fontaine: The Virtue of Absentmindedness

It’s often forgotten that being memorized is the best way to be remembered. For centuries, British schoolchildren had to learn to recite the first 20 lines of Geoffrey Chaucer’s general prologue from the “Canterbury Tales.” Then that got thrown out. Now, Chaucer has, for most people, joined that long list of vague names inhabiting a…


French Author Annie Ernaux Wins 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature

STOCKHOLM—French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for “the courage and clinical acuity” in her largely autobiographical books examining personal memory and social inequality. In explaining its choice, the Swedish Academy said Ernaux, 82, “consistently and from different angles, examines a life marked by strong disparities regarding gender, language,…


A Unique College Program Helps Students Hone Important Life Skills Through Performing Shakespeare Plays

After school one day, a gregarious and confident sixth-grade student named Travis Curtright told his mother about his plans to be a stand-up comedian. In a way, his dream came to fruition, for professionally he draws out the comedic genius of William Shakespeare as the Director of Shakespeare in Performance at Ave Maria University. It…


[PREMIERING 5 PM ET] Divine Messengers | From Nun to Genius (Episode 3)

Saint Hildegard was not only a nun, poet, and musician, but also a divinely inspired philosopher who observed the patterns in our universe, from microcosm to macrocosm. She had remarkable visions, and was consulted by kings, emperors, noblemen, and the clergy. Hildegard wrote theological, botanical, and medicinal texts and there are more surviving chants by…


PREMIERING NOW: Divine Messengers | From Nun to Genius (Episode 3)

Saint Hildegard was not only a nun, poet, and musician, but also a divinely inspired philosopher who observed the patterns in our universe, from microcosm to macrocosm. She had remarkable visions, and was consulted by kings, emperors, noblemen, and the clergy. Hildegard wrote theological, botanical, and medicinal texts and there are more surviving chants by…


Divine Messengers | From Nun to Genius (Episode 3)

Saint Hildegard was not only a nun, poet, and musician, but also a divinely inspired philosopher who observed the patterns in our universe, from microcosm to macrocosm. She had remarkable visions, and was consulted by kings, emperors, noblemen, and the clergy. Hildegard wrote theological, botanical, and medicinal texts and there are more surviving chants by…


Unique Literary Treasure Trove to Be Shared With the Public for the First Time in Almost a Century

A unique collection of antique literature will be shared with the public for the first time in almost a century after 15 million pounds (approx. US$20.4 million) was raised to buy it. The Honresfield Library was set up by mill owner William Law in the 19th century when he lived at Honresfield, a few miles…


Leading by Example: How Author J.R.R. Tolkien Put His Family First

Author J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) led a full life, yet he always put his family first. For over 70 years, he created Middle-earth complete with its own geography, time, languages, and history. Alongside his writing, his vivid illustrations bring his visions into our world.  Besides his fiction, Tolkien was an Oxford don (similar to a U.S….