The history of Spain has been marked by all types of events, wars, conquests, marriages, deaths… and literature has played an important part in it. From the epic tale of the “Cantar del Mio Cid” to the surrealism present in some of Cela‘s …
1. Karagöz Karagöz is a form of shadow theatre in Turkey in which figures known as tasvirs made of camel or ox hide in the shape of people or things are held on rods in front of a light source to cast …
Unlike many other European languages like English, French, Spanish or German, Italian is not that kind of highly demanded language like the above mentioned, especially in the current job market.Then why do so many people want to learn and love …
Ancient Greek Literature The ancient Greek Literature is divided in 3 distinct eras: – The Archaic period: the literature of this period is mostly focused on myths – part history and part folklore. The most significant examples of this period …
Cypriot literature includes works in Greek, and Turkish including the local dialects, and English. Some of the most notable authors include: Leontios Machairas (15th century) Leontios Machairas was a historian from medieval Cyprus who lived during the 15th century. His …
Sandwiched between the grand and prolific literary traditions of France, Germany and the UK, Belgium’s own substantial literary contributions often get dwarfed. With so much coming out of the other countries, little of Belgium’s literature gets widely translated or marketed …
Famous authors and old but valuable poems (Mihai Eminescu) January 15 marks the celebration of the National Day of Culture (now in its 10th year), which coincides with the commemoration of Romania’s most celebrated poet, Mihai Eminescu. Romanian poet and …
