John Martin, The Great Day of His Wrath, 1853.
John Martin, The Great Day of His Wrath, 1853.
2,901 words
The epidemic began in Australia and spread from there to other countries.
I am referring to the panic buying of toilet paper. (more…)
966 words
966 words
“What is in store for my children tomorrow?”
— Steiner, from the movie La Dolce Vita (1961)
I was staying in Neive, a tiny red-roofed Piedmont village caught in a time-warp, where the traditions and ingrained habits of centuries, like the rolling vine-clad hills, remain unchanged. (more…)
John William Waterhouse, A Tale from The Decameron, 1916.
John William Waterhouse, A Tale from The Decameron, 1916.
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The Decameron is a novel that is often overshadowed by The Canterbury Tales despite sharing many similarities. Both were written in the 14th century and have a similar narrative structure of various short stories being told by a group of characters. (more…)