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The “Buried Giant” of Fascism Stirs

By Robin Bates | Published: January 4, 2017

Kazuo Ishiguro’s fantasy novel “The Buried Giant” works as a fairy tale parable of the shakiness of the European Union and the rise of rightwing parties.

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Donne vs. Brexit: No Nation Is an Island

By Robin Bates | Published: June 6, 2016

Donne’s “no man is an island” essay–Meditation 17–can be read as a commentary on the inadvisability of a British exit from the European Union (Brexit).

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