Tag Archives: Charlie Hebdo

Fox Would Appall Conservative Trollope

By Robin Bates | Published: January 15, 2015

Conservative though he is, Anthony Trollope would be appalled at the arrogance of our rightwing media, given the way he goes after “The Jupiter” in “The Warden.”

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After Paris: Dryden on Dangers of Hysteria

By Robin Bates | Published: January 14, 2015

In “Absolom and Architophel,” Dryden warns against unscrupulous figures exploiting the hysteria following plots like the Paris massacre.

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Grendel in Paris

By Robin Bates | Published: January 13, 2015

As with other mass killings, “Beowulf” has lessons for the Paris massacre. Defoe and Rabelais, meanwhile, give us insight in the targeted satirical journal “Charlie Hebdo.”

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