T. S. Eliot’s Little Gidding is the grand finale of Four Quartets, a poem of spiritual reckoning and renewal that reads like a soul’s dark night before the dawn. It is a tapestry woven with threads of history, theology, and poetry, each stitch pulling the reader deeper into Eliot’s meditative vision of time, suffering, and redemption. The poem … Continue reading T. S. Eliot’s Little Gidding & The Waste Land
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Marriage, Mischief, and Medieval Mayhem: The Wit and Wisdom of the Wife of Bath
If there's one thing Geoffrey Chaucer wanted us to know from The Canterbury Tales, it's that the 14th century was rife with characters who were just as colourful, complex, and questionable as the ones we know today. Among the motley crew of pilgrims, none stand out quite like the Wife of Bath, a woman who … Continue reading Marriage, Mischief, and Medieval Mayhem: The Wit and Wisdom of the Wife of Bath
The Miller’s Tale
When I need a quick cheer-up, I reach for a more humorous book from my library, something along the lines of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, especially The Miller's Tale; makes my ribs ache! The Miller's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the more... let's say, exuberant stories in The Canterbury Tales. Here, Chaucer gives us a … Continue reading The Miller’s Tale
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