Posts tagged Literature

On this day in history, the master of fairy tales was born.  Sparked by a childhood reading of The Arabian Nights, Hans Christian Andersen quickly …

This Tuesday, literature and art lovers alike will be able to enjoy a visit from novelist Charles Baxter. Taking place at 3 p.m. on March …

The Bert C. Bach Written Word Initiative and ETSU’s Creative Writing Society will present Three Emerging Writers on Monday, Feb. 9, at the Reece Museum. …

Under the steady snow of Prague, a visionary was born.  Rainer Maria Rilke was born in 1875 to an upper-middle-class family, with his father working …

On this day in 1770, English literature changed forever. William Wordsworth was born in Cumberland, England, to a modestly wealthy family, and was the second …

As an online student, I do not expect to have a lot of interaction with my professors and classmates, but this was not the case …

On Feb. 27, American author Mitch Albom spoke as part of the ETSU Festival of Ideas. Most known for “Tuesdays with Morrie,” Albom’s lecture detailed …

Women in the Middle Ages had much of their lives dictated by the medieval church and feudal system, but some broke free of these strict …

Charlemagne once said, “To have another language is to possess a second soul.” There is wisdom in these words from the medieval emperor, acknowledging the …

Students, community members and faculty filled seats at the Reece Museum to listen to three poets participate in readings of their work as part of …