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On the British Reception of Ken Russell’s Mahler
On the British Reception of Ken Russell’s Mahler
Ken Russell’s Mahler (1974) constitutes aesthetically and historically one of the most idiosyncratic and rewarding composer biopics. With a train as locus of the diegesis, the narr...
The Extravagant Zhuangzi
The Extravagant Zhuangzi
The Chinese philosophical text Zhuangzi is said to be the work of one Zhuang Zhou (4th century BCE), about whom little is known. Critical work on the text of the Zhuangzi usually a...
Consolations in Travel
Consolations in Travel
Arguably the first celebrity scientist, and the epitome of the 'Romantic' natural philosopher, Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) was a brilliant lecturer whose popularising of science m...
Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll in the Dutch Golden Age
Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll in the Dutch Golden Age
Binge drinking and illicit sex were just as common in the Dutch Golden Age as they are today, if not more so. Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll in the Dutch Golden Age is a compelling n...