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 For a subject that concerns almost half of the world’s population, the notions of people about feminism are widely misunderstood, disrespected or not even expressed. May it be out of fear of controversial opinions, political and social rage, variety of opinions of people due to different economic and social status and a wide range of cultural backgrounds, but it happens nonetheless. This, however, does not make it less important, but only proves the rising need to address to it. The concept of feminism can be traced back to the 19 th century, believed to have its roots in the western world, primarily Europe. The idea or the ‘first wave’ began with a simple and legal approach – a right to vote. It has to be noted that this movement lasted for about 72 years. After that, the set of ideologies emerged with a more structured format and more rights to fight for. From there, the movement travelled through ages and minds, various ethnicities and parts of the world where it evolved int...

The Picture Of Dorian Gray - A Philosophical Speculation

  The Picture Of Dorian Gray - A Philosophical Speculation "There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all." - Oscar Wilde Written in the style of Gothic Fiction, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ stands as a controversial masterpiece of Oscar Wilde. It remains his one and only published Novel. The publisher of the monthly magazine was in fear that the work would be perceived by the public as indecent and thus he censored 500 words of it without Wilde’s knowledge. Published in 1890,  the book soon became famous and a subject to fiery harsh criticism for the media and public weren't yet ready to the unconventional themes and ideas that were the crux of the book. It took years, probably half a century for the book to seep into people’s minds, during the mid 19th century the book gained its reputation and since then it climbed to the top and still remains there as an Evergreen Classic Literature book. But other than jus...

Shakespeare: a literary war?

  I am pretty sure we all are aware of who William Shakespeare was. But are we aware of Shakespeare the dissension? He was an English playwright, poet and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist. No arguments there. His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems and a few other verses, now that is where certain literary minds have differences in opinion. One side of the literature world claims that Shakespeare did not write some of his best works. They are known as the anti-Stratfordians (name derived from the fact that he was born and raised in Stratford, Warwickshire). While the other side of this world argues that strong evidence exists that the work in fact is authored by William Shakespeare. Interesting, is it not? I am a fanatic of conspiracy theories and deep uncovered secrets of literature have me immediately hooked on to it. Among the millions...