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Today, the word decorum may be unfashionable, but it has a radical core and is the wisdom an orator uses to adapt himself to occasions and persons. 

The dominant theme in this postcard from David Howard’s collection is the temporary memorial in the market place, which dates this view, taken…

Their powerful poems evoke all the misery, pain and horror of a brutal war that robbed a generation of its youth and would change the world forever.

In part four of the Big European Odyssey, Marcus Leach talks us through the war memorials to visit in France and Belgium.

I’m writing a book about literature, Covid, race and colonialism. During my research, I was deeply moved by Roopa...

I’m writing a book about literature, Covid, race and colonialism. During my research, I was deeply moved by Roopa...

Art forever changed by World War I

Starting in the year 1916, the views on war as found in western literature drastically change due to World War I. This can be seen in the similarities...

Russia must be condemned but the West should not join the conflict militarily

With only a vague sense of narrative and precious little to stir the emotions, this new work struggles to reflect Coventry’s proud, vibrant history