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For Dan Brown, who caused the millions of those who read his novel Da Vinci Code, to raise eyebrows, or chuckle, or pull the book closer for a better view, Jesus’ espouse was Mary Magdalene. I disagree to some degree, because for me, Jesus having a espouse was a potential possibility. Everyone knows that He didn’t marry. He couldn’t marry. However, had He been given a chance to live longer beyond his age of 33, He could have married and had children. Biblical Scriptures have much to offer as bases and references – and our pure reason and view of reality make us nod in agreement.

This article gives a brief introduction to Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. It also provides a Reading Guide ideal for Book Groups, the interested reader or student.

Classics like Romeo and Juliet being made into movies and the new Great Gatsby movie and what is appealing to a filmmaker about the book’s setting. A classic that hasn’t been adapted is as common as a film version of the SAT.

John Steinbeck (1902-1968) is one of America’s greatest writers and is a Nobel Prize winner for Literature in 1962. I must confess, though, that this is the first time I read a book by him, all thanks to Jzhun who kept on raving about how wonderful a writer John Steinbeck is. I bought my copy of this book for only Php17.00 from Booksale, but certainly this book is worth a thousand more than its price.

Although Macbeth is not exactly an idol for the ages, given that he committed murder in a crazed pursuit of power, he certainly does have some notable words to impart through the illustrious voice of Shakespeare. Catch this monologue: To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

It bears repeating that history repeats itself. Although Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is about the Salem Witch Trials in 17th century New England, it is also a biting satire of McCarthyism in the 1950s. Just as colonists tried to save their own skin by accusing community members of witchcraft, American citizens, who were blacklisted as Communists in the late 40s and 50s, accused others in order to save their own reputations.

Aldous Huxley wrote a treatise in 1958 that explicated how his dystopian vision in Brave New World was coming true. If Huxley felt like that then, imagine what he would say about the world now. The hyper-mediation of computer technology has led to a digitized existence; iPads and iPhones have taken over communication, resulting in much less face-to-face interaction.

This article provides an introduction to Leo Tolstoy’s novella The Cossacks, published in 1863. It also provides a Reading Guide ideal for Book Groups, the interested reader or students.

If you are new to historical fiction, then this article gives you an insight into some of the best novels within this genre of fiction. The five novels described are chosen based on the author’s own opinion, but should provide you with a guide to some of the best historical fiction available.

Deconstruction is the method of looking at a subject or topic from a point of view as opposed to the popular view. The name mostly associated with this theory is Jacques Derrida. But here we will try to deconstruct the approach towards heroines by William Shakespeare.