“Othello” continues to raise urgent questions that we’ve got to grapple with.
Tag Archives: Evil
“Othello’s” Toxic Relationships
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Satan Strikes Again, This Time in Aurora
The shootings in Aurora, Colorado call forth literary works about evil stalking the world, including “Beowulf” and “Paradise Lost.”
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Is There a Price for Doing Evil?
In a dinner conversation with academic colleagues and novelist Rachel Kranz, we grappled with the question of whether those who commit atrocities pay a price for doing so. I came to the conclusion that it is a question that novelists and poets are sometimes better at answering than academics.
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