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In Our Time: Culture

Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.

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Death in Venice

Death in Venice

Death in Venice is Thomas Mann’s most famous – and infamous - novella.Published in 1912, it’s about the fall of the repr... Read more

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Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex begins with a warning: the murderer of the old king of Thebes, Laius, has never been identif... Read more

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