Coisas tangíveis
As coisas tangíveis tornam-se insensíveis à palma da mão. Mas as coisas findas, muito mais que lindas, essas ficarão. Carlos Drummond de Andrade (Memória) … Continue a ler »Coisas tangíveis
Gabriela Torreão
É graduanda em Letras - Inglês/Literaturas na Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Interessada em música e literatura, especialmente em literatura afro-diaspórica.
We Still Wander
“The Wanderer” paints a melancholy picture of nostalgia and a painful existence in a world where social classes are set in stone, but not only… Continue a ler »We Still Wander
Christianity and commerce: an analysis of Old English texts
Since the early beginnings of Christianity, it seems that religion itself had an urge to be spread. Indeed, the bishops and archbishops were not only… Continue a ler »Christianity and commerce: an analysis of Old English texts
From the Anglo-Saxons to Gorillaz: an analysis of melancholy and its timelessness
Melancholy is a manifestation of sorrow that is inherent to human beings, and this has made this feeling appear in poems and songs for centuries.… Continue a ler »From the Anglo-Saxons to Gorillaz: an analysis of melancholy and its timelessness
There’s beauty in pain: an essay about “The Wanderer”
To live in a world where one feels lost is, by no means, to live at all. This sentiment is perfectly described in the Anglo-Saxon… Continue a ler »There’s beauty in pain: an essay about “The Wanderer”
A comparative analysis between the Old English poem “The Wanderer” and Hozier’s song “All Things End”: the elegy now and then
At some point along the end of the tenth century, a poem entitled “The Wanderer” was written by an anonymous writer in Old English, an… Continue a ler »A comparative analysis between the Old English poem “The Wanderer” and Hozier’s song “All Things End”: the elegy now and then