This essay examines English Renaissance chess manuals in order to understand why chess, a game that encourages subterfuge and stratagem, was nonetheless figured as the paradigmatic example of a virtuous pastime. Particular attention is given to da Odenara Damiano’s The Pleasaunt and Wittie Playe of the Cheasts (1564), Arthur Saul’s The Famous Gam…[Read more]

The Longleat Manuscript, the earliest known illustration of a Shakespearean play, contains three main components: a passage from the beginning of Titus Andronicus where Tamora pleads for her son’s life, lines from Aaron’s final confession, and a hand-drawn image that, apparently, corresponds with neither passage fully. Amid other mysteries, the…[Read more]

1990 के बाद का दशक आर्थिक क्षेत्र में उदारीकरण के साथ ही दलित साहित्य के तेज उभार का भी दशक है,.

अद्विज लेखकों के बीच सभी प्रकार के मत-मतांतरों से गुजरते हुए हम पाते हैं विभिन्न विचारधाराओं से आने वाले दलित और पिछड़े समुदायों से आने वाले लेखक ‘‘दलित-बहुजन मुक्त अर्थव्यवस्था का न ज्यादा अभिनंदन कर रहे हैं और ना ही उससे ज्यादा भ…[Read more]

All the world’s a stage, but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William Shakespeare than English speakers. “English audiences are at a disadvantage because the language has evolved and is more and more distant. They need footnotes, props and staging to understand,” said Alexa Alice Joubin, a Shakespeare schol…[Read more]

When ChatGPT was launched, Alexa Alice Joubin realized it was here to stay. She views it as her responsibility to teach students how to use it responsibly, not as a shortcut. “This technology is going to be with us, and students need employable skills in terms of curation, editorial repackaging and prompt engineering,” Joubin said. “They need…[Read more]

Triveni Sangh’s activities were primarily confined to Bihar, parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, adjoining Bihar, were also influenced by it. At the political level, the Triveni Sangh’s mission was carried forward by the Shoshit Dal, founded by Jagdev Prasad in 1967 in Bihar.