Tag: literary history
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Charles Dickens Exhibition Spotlight: Strong Women Behind the Author’s Pen
Introduction: Reframing Dickens through His Women The latest Charles Dickens exhibition takes a bold turn, focusing on the powerful women who shaped the author’s life and, by extension, his enduring fiction. Rather than simply cataloguing beloved characters, curators invite visitors to explore how real-life women—family members, patrons, muses, and fictional counterparts—shaped Dickens’s worldview, narratives, and…
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Hamnet: Unveiling Shakespeare’s Wife and Son Mystery
Introduction: A film that reframes a literary century The new film adaptation of Hamnet, inspired by Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel, journeys beyond the Bard’s stage to illuminate the intimate world of William Shakespeare, his wife Agnes, and their son Hamnet. As an Oscar-tipped project, it promises to bring a nuanced, human portrait to a story…