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When the Thirst for Knowledge Burns the Soul that Seeks ItBy ABS, The Literary Scholar If Renaissance theatre had a warning label, Doctor Faustus would come with the words:“May cause damnation, disillusionment, and dark laughter. Handle with hubris.” Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is not just the story of a man who sells his soul to […]

By ABS, The Literary Scholar(Who firmly believes that if guilt had a voice, it would quote Shakespeare with blood on its hands) Once Upon a Gory Prophecy Let us begin, as all good tragedies do, in a storm. Thunder crashes. Lightning flashes. And somewhere on a war-torn heath in medieval Scotland, three witches huddle like

By The Literary Scholar(Who firmly believes that if Beckett had written “Friends,” they’d still be waiting for coffee.) Let’s begin by stating the obvious: the Theatre of the Absurd is not your average evening at the theatre. There are no heroes, no villains, no gripping love triangles, and certainly no satisfying climaxes. In fact, a

The Literary Scholar(By ABS, who believes HR managers fear soliloquies more than salary negotiations.) “To be, or not to be…”That’s how he’d answer the first question. No “Good morning,” no handshake. Just a philosophical existential dilemma right out of the gate. And right then, HR silently underlines in red: not a team player. Let’s be

By ABS, The Literary ScholarA.K.A. The One Who Read the End First and Still Didn’t Understand It (But Loved It Anyway) Welcome to the Postmodern Carnival—Where Plots Spiral, Characters Sigh, and the Truth Wears a Mask If Modernism was the age of introspection, spiritual longing, and artistic melancholy, Postmodernism was the glorious after-party where the guests arrived wearing