Fun facts about the life and work of the theatre critic Kenneth Tynan 1. He dodged his National Service – possibly by being too flamboyant. When Kenneth Tynan (1927-1980) was called up for National Service, he turned up with painted fingernails and wearing an over-the-top floppy hat, and ‘camped up’ his […]
A summary of one of Christina Rossetti’s most famous poems – written by Dr Oliver Tearle Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) was still in her mid-twenties when she wrote this classic sonnet about male art and the way it uses and depicts women. ‘In an Artist’s Studio’ is a widely (and rightly) […]
A short biography of novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, author of Never Let Me Go, told through five facts 1. Kazuo Ishiguro was born on the same day as several other writers. 8 November 1954 seems, in fact, to have been a remarkably popular day for authors to arrive in the world: author […]