Category: Essays
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On John Milton’s Samson Agonistes
The release of Paradise Lost in 1667 took the world by storm and continued to be highly regarded as the centuries progressed. John Milton, publishing his last two poems in 1671, then died in 1674 and the study of his work lived on. One of these last poems was Samson Agonistes, which retold the Book…
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Seasons and Nighttime: Wordsworth and Vuong in Conversation at Borders
There are certain themes towards which it seems poets across time periods have tended. Love, nature, death, and sadness work their way into the pens of most writers and into the minds of most readers. Many of the poets that have become highly esteemed in the world of expression are often made out to be…
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Puzzled Oscillations: An Exploration of Attitude in “Casualty”
Seamus Heaney’s poem “Casualty” touches on an array of themes, including death, connection, tragedy, nature, and guilt. His one-word title summates and dramatizes his contemplation of a fisherman that follows. This word, “casualty,” can notably apply to a person killed in war or in an accident. Accidents, by their very nature, work to remove the…
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Carefully Free: Dior’s Ambiance of Perfect Imperfection
A never-ending expanse of images surrounds the everyday lives of intended and accidental onlookers. As interpretation waits eagerly in the mind of the perceiver, artists explore emotion, motivation, and aesthetics. One avenue of the image that proves interesting, due to its clear motivational influence, is the advertisement. Many advertisements may visually depict the very thing…
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