Electronic copies of Literature and Languages newspaper/magazine articles. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/23462 2026-09-26T01:54:04Z 2026-09-26T01:54:04Z Murphy, David Ni Loingsigh, Aedin Birnie, Ingeborg Bak, Thomas H http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37701 2025-12-10T01:21:25Z 2019-11-11T00:00:00Z

Title: Bilingualism and dementia: how some patients lose their second language and rediscover their first Author(s): Murphy, David; Ni Loingsigh, Aedin; Birnie, Ingeborg; Bak, Thomas H Abstract: Loss of language skills is a common effect of dementia, and research suggests that the resulting challenges may be more complex for bilingual dementia patients and their carers. The article describes the findings of a Gaelic-language, theatre-based workshop held in Glasgow in 2019 that brought together healthcare professionals, volunteers, community activists, dementia researchers, translation experts, writers and actors. The workshop was organised around a reading of a new play performed by the Gaelic language group, Theatre Tog-ì.

2019-11-11T00:00:00Z Robinson, Gemma http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37319 2025-08-02T00:29:55Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The Seasons of Wilson Harris Author(s): Robinson, Gemma Abstract: First paragraph: It took Wilson Harris two poetry pamphlets, a self-published poetry collection, numerous essays, an unperformed play, and at least three discarded novels before he felt he had found his creative voice. Working as a surveyor in Guyana (then British Guiana) in the 1940s and 1950s, his route to becoming a writer was not obvious. When he died four years ago at the age of 96, his name had become synonymous with a visionary artistry that is dazzlingly, even bewilderingly, crosscultural. His twenty-four novels (all published by Faber from 1960 to 2006) pose an extended challenge to the limits of narrative realism and, as he would put it in the essay ‘The Writer and Society’, are an attempt to write fiction as a ‘drama of consciousness shared by animate/inanimate features’. Starting with Palace of the Peacock, Harris, whose centenary was observed last year, honed a genre-defying language that experiments with myths and histories to reveal how ‘apparently eclipsed voices and cultures’ can re-emerge with renewed relevance for the past, present and future.

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z Li, Saihong http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37308 2025-08-02T00:23:32Z 2025-06-30T00:00:00Z

Title: The Bard of China Author(s): Li, Saihong Abstract: Shakespeare, one of the most enduring figures in global literature, continues to transcend barriers of time, language and culture. In China, he has captivated readers and audiences since Macbeth was introduced to the country in 1919, serving both as a gateway to Western literary traditions and as a complex challenge for translators. By adapting Shakespeare’s works to fit the Chinese linguistic and cultural framework, translators and performers have demonstrated the universality of his themes across vastly different societies and historical periods. This underscores the adaptability of canonical texts, showing how literature can evolve and take on new meanings as it enters new cultural contexts. In turn, these reinterpretations enrich Shakespeare, one of the most enduring figures in global literature, continues to transcend barriers of time, language and culture. In China, he has captivated readers and audiences since Macbeth was introduced to the country in 1919, serving both as a gateway to Western literary traditions and as a complex challenge for translators. By adapting Shakespeare’s works to fit the Chinese linguistic and cultural framework, translators and performers have demonstrated the universality of his themes across vastly different societies and historical periods. This underscores the adaptability of canonical texts, showing how literature can evolve and take on new meanings as it enters new cultural contexts. In turn, these reinterpretations enrich the global appreciation of Shakespeare, encouraging a more nuanced view of his plays, not as fixed relics of a particular time and place, but as living works that continue to inspire and challenge audiences worldwide.

2025-06-30T00:00:00Z Squires, Claire Driscoll, Beth http://hdl.handle.net/1893/35511 2023-10-27T00:06:38Z 2023-10-18T00:00:00Z

Title: Frankfurt book fair: cancelled prize ceremony for Palestinian author is part of a long history of political zigzagging Author(s): Squires, Claire; Driscoll, Beth Abstract: First paragraph: The Frankfurt Buchmesse, or book fair, is the world’s largest publishing industry gathering, attracting thousands of exhibitors every October. On one level, it’s a business event focused on creating buzz for forthcoming bestsellers, trading rights and discussing industry developments. On another, it’s a public celebration of books and the values associated with them.

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