On The Fortnightly
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Read MoreClaire Keegan's 'Small Things Like These'
Claire Keegan’s marvellous Small Things Like Us is a deeply moving portrait of a man’s life in mid-1980s Ireland, a superb follow-up to her masterpiece of a long short story, Foster.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet - the whole play
There is a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act: this set combines all those quotations into one Quizlet.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet - Act 5
The fifth in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet - Act 4
The fourth in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.
Read More'Othello's Secret: the Cyprus Problem' by R.M. Christofides
Othello’s Secret: the Cyprus Problem, by R.M. Christofides, is an unusual mixture of the academic and the personal, and a recommendation for anyone studying or teaching the play.
Read MoreRobert Eaglestone in 'Impact' 26
Professor Robert Eaglestone’s ‘Impact’ pamphlet number 26, is well-worth the attention of English teachers.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet 3
The third in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.
Read MoreOthello: The Duke and the Turks in Act I scene iii
The short scene at the start of Act I scene iii, when the Duke and his advisors work out what to do about the Turkish fleet, prefigure significant issues in Othello: how to judge, how to weigh evidence, how to get to the truth.
Read More'Zikora' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s short story ‘Zikora’, published by Amazon Kindle in October 2020, is a pleasure.
Read MoreOthello: the opening scene (Knowing and Satisfaction)
An analysis of the opening scene of Othello, looking at how Shakespeare presents us with ideas of how we can or can not ‘know’ truths, and how we can or can not be ‘satisfied.’
Read MoreGraham Bradshaw on 'Othello'
Graham Bradshaw’s short commentary on Othello is provocative and thought-provoking.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet 2
The second in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.
Read MoreFree To Be Me
Free To Be Me is an excellent new publication from Children’s Books Ireland. Subtitled ‘The Diversity, Inclusion and Representation Reading Guide’ it importantly fills in a gap in advice available to parents, teachers and children in Ireland.
Read More'Othello: Language and Writing' by Laurie Maguire
Othello: Language and Writing by Laurie Maguire, Professor of English at Oxford University, is in the Student Skills series from Arden Shakespeare, but is also an excellent refresher for teachers.
Read MoreBackwards up a Rainbow
Rosaleen Linehan’s show Backwards up a Rainbow, alongside her pianist son Conor, is a tonic in every way.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet 1
The first in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.
Read More'Handiwork' by Sara Baume
Sara Baume has now written three lovely books, each characterised by carefulness, tenderness and a calm attention to the natural world. The latest is handiwork from Tramp Press, another book full of quiet pleasures.
Read More'The Historians' by Eavan Boland
Eavan Boland’s beautiful, wise final collection of poems, The Historians, is a model of how to use language to think about what we are.
Read More'White Spines' by Nicholas Royle
Nicholas Royle’s White Spines: confessions of a book collector is his account of his obsessive collection of Picador books over many years, and it’s funny, self-aware and self-deprecating - a delight for those of us who love the physicality of books.
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