Literary ‘kung fu pandas’: the Chinese wuxia genre and why Westerners don’t know it (Part II)

‘Without the trials and travails of stormy waves, no jianghu can be formed’—in Part II of this article, Audrey Wong continues to unpack the cultural barriers for Western readers of the wuxia genre.

Reflective Melancholia in Anglo-Saxon Elegy

Jack Farrant explores the melancholy Anglo-Saxon ‘The Ruin’, and what it can teach us about the finite nature of grandeur.

Shakespeare’s sonnets and the complexities of being in love

The legend behind the Holy Grail

Fantasy Frenzy: old literary genre reaching new heights?

The joys of judging a book by its cover

The disturbing reality behind the ‘happily ever after’

Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Literary ‘kung fu pandas’: the Chinese wuxia genre and why Westerners don’t know it (Part I)

Autumn alchemy: the perfect book and tea pairings