Franz Kafka’s The Hunger Artist (1922) is an evocative short story that explores issues of alienation, art and the fruitlessness of public validation. The story tells of a starvation artist who starves day after day in order to demonstrate for an audience. Once renowned, his art loses popularity as public demand shifts to more spectacular … Read more
The Wealth of Nations, first published in 1776 by the Scotch economist and philosopher Adam Smith, is a seminal work in the field of economics. Formally titled An Inquiry into the Origin and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, the book analyzes the principles of free markets capitalism, the division of labour and the role … Read more
As You Like It is a historical pastoral comedy written by William Shakespeare around 1599. The play is the story of Rosalind, the daughters of a duke who is exiled from her uncle’s court. Disguised as a young man named Ganymede, she elopes to the Forest of Arden with her cousin Galia and the court … Read more