Michelle White

Is a good woman hard to find? In the 17th century poem "Go and catch a falling star", John Donne uses hyperbolic rhetoric to make a cynical claim.

Dec 14, 2010 - Michelle White

19th century Irish writer Oscar Wilde explores the idea of being emotionally "awake" in this Impressionistic poem about a morning scene.

Jun 4, 2010 - Michelle White

Eastern European directors Dovnikovic, Rybczynski and Barta each question Communist political ideas through the medium of animated film.

Jun 3, 2010 - Michelle White

Even as an performer with little formal training, Marilyn Monroe shines as a comedic actress in the Howard Hawks musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Jun 3, 2010 - Michelle White

Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars is a masterpiece of pulp fiction; a fast-moving adventure story that also evokes some grim themes.

Jun 3, 2010 - Michelle White

In this collection of essays, 19th century Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson offers his opinion on everything from marriage to the electric light.

Jun 1, 2010 - Michelle White

In the poem "Youth and Art", 19th century English poet Robert Browning employs an unreliable narrator: an unhappy woman recalling a youthful infatuation.

May 29, 2010 - Michelle White

The soul building philosophy of Romantic poet John Keats describes the interaction of heart and mind as the individual is shaped by circumstance.

May 29, 2010 - Michelle White

In the sci-fi classic Childhood's End, an alien race helps humankind establish a Utopian world order. Soon the question on everybody's minds is: what now?

May 28, 2010 - Michelle White

In this mock-Gothic novel, 19th century writer Thomas Love Peacock pokes fun at the melodramatic poses and opinions of Romantic poets Byron, Shelley and Coleridge.

Mar 6, 2010 - Michelle White