Monthly Archives: August 2018

The word “saga” comes to us from Old Norse, and it at first simply meant “a story.”  It is related to English words like the verb “to say,” and “sage” (“sage” as in a wise person, not “sage” as in … Continue reading →

We are just a couple of days from the next look at a City of Literature!  And here is a sneak preview, from which cunning readers will be able to deduce which city will be coming under our gaze: Úlfr … Continue reading →

Last time, we took a quick look at Barcelona as a City of Literature, and in particular at Catalan poet Maria Mercè Marçal.  In this post, as usual, we switch back to Peterborough and its literary heritage.  And in particular we … Continue reading →

We are back at it!  And in this post, we travel to the north-east of Spain, and the city of Barcelona (pop. 1.6 million).  It is an old old city indeed, founded as a Roman colony in the early first … Continue reading →