Macbeth in the Time of Quarantine

Shakespeare On-Demand It has been over two weeks since enhanced community quarantine was enforced here in Manila to combat the spread and increasing number of COVID-19 cases. There are 2,311 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Philippines as of this writing, with 96 deaths and just 50 recovered patients. The entire globe has become a …

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The Filipina Publisher Behind the Penguin Classics

The first thing you will see in the Classics section of any decent bookstore is a long shelf of black-spine books with the logo of a flightless bird on a bright orange background: the Penguin Classics. The books under its label are the most popular and accessible editions for students, professors, and general book lovers …

Why Romanticism is more than just about Romance

It is difficult for someone like me to separate the study of literary movements from pursuing a deeper understanding of the classical works of Western literature. I have realised that prolonged exposure to the canonical works will eventually require concepts of art history and literary criticism. In other words, a deep passion for the works …

Siglo de Oro: The Golden Age of Spanish Literature

The lecture of Professor Marco Antonio Joven-Romero, a visiting professor at the Department of Foreign Languages of the University of Santo Tomas, on the Golden Age of Spanish Literature was an exceptional learning experience that harbours close analysis of authors who shaped the literary landscape of the 16th Century and beyond. Professor Joven-Romero first painted …