Tag Archives: Adultery

Does Lit Lead to Illicit Sex?

By Robin Bates | Published: August 25, 2020

Dante’s beautifully tragic account of Paolo and Francesca captures–as many great works do–the dangers of total absorption in a relationship.

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Ritually Enacting “Adultery”

By Robin Bates | Published: August 22, 2012

Ritually enacting a piece of fiction, such as Andre Dubus’ “Adultery,” can lead to special insights.

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Hockey, Canada’s Great Romance

By Robin Bates | Published: April 17, 2010

Sidney Crosby        Sports Saturday Jason Blake, a faculty member at the University of Ljubljana English Department, has just written a book on Canadian Hockey Literature (University of Toronto Press, 2010). The book explores five national themes addressed by hockey literature: nationhood, the hockey dream, violence, national identity, and family. I met Jason (who is Canadian) […]

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