His critique of Russian Formalism remains unparalleled today; his major critical works, on Rabelais and Dostoevsky, rank among the masterpieces of modem socialist aesthetics. From Freud to folklore, ...
Over the past 50 years, is there anyone who’s written with more breadth, cogency and conviviality about the intersection of ...
From saturated dreamscapes to painterly palettes, these films use colour not just as a visual spectacle, but as a language of their own ...
The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.” Anyone who intently reads Dostoevsky’s novels will agree that the experience of reading them is the most enjoyable slog ...