Introduction Northrop Frye’s Archetypes of Literature: Imagine if every book ever written was just a different version of the same story—myths, novels, and poems recycling timeless patterns. Enter Northrop Frye, the “Linnaeus of Literature,” who classified these patterns like a botanist...

Introduction The Madwoman in the Attic: Why Society Labels Female Rage as Madness Think of the “crazy ex-girlfriend” trope in movies and memes. She’s furious, vengeful, unhinged—always the villain. Why do we slap the “crazy” label on angry women, from pop...

Introduction “Everything is a remix.” Just think of your favourite hip-hop track—Drake sampling older soul hits, or memes like the Distracted Boyfriend that endlessly recycle classic tropes. Movies do it too: The Matrix borrows from Japanese anime and Plato’s cave. These aren’t...