Author: Gwyneth Evans
Gwyneth Evans taught English and Liberal Studies at various Canadian universities, and since retirement has worked as a professional harpist. She helps Gary Bauslaugh edit Humanist Perspectives.
Poetry and the End of the World
We do not usually think of poetry and the apocalypse at the same time, but Ben D'Andrea’s article in the last issue of HP, in which he cites some poems about the end of time, got Gwyneth thi [...]
Freedom, High-day. High-day, Freedom! The Idea of Freedom in Shakespeare’s The Tempest
While many characters yearn for freedom from obedience to authority, and from obligations and the needs of others, in The Tempest freedom must be earned and deserved, and involves acceptance [...]
The Fluctuating Sense of Self in Anna Karenina
Russian history is marked by a search for personal and national identity, as the nation moved from czarist rule to communism to dictatorship under Putin. The novels of Leo Tolstoy presage th [...]
Power, Love and Listening: an Observation of Shakespeare’s Drama
The urge to gain or hold onto power over other people is a prominent motive for the characters in Shakespeare’s plays, as it is in many – if not most – aspects of human life. Shakespeare’s k [...]
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