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  • The Irish have had an enormous impact on the literary world, certainly considering their relative small population. Their influence did not go unnoticed, with four writers receiving the Nobel Prize […]
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  • Poetic Justice and Personal Vengeance in Dante’s Inferno Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy is widely seen as one of the great works of world literature and a major influence on the […]
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  • After discussing the beginnings of film and sound in part 1, and the use of colour and lenses in part 2, the third part of this article will focus on […]
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  • Artists and Their Muses, and the Films They Inspired In Greek mythology there were 9 muses, goddesses who provided inspiration to artists in fields such as drama, poetry, dance and […]
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  • In the first part of the article on the technical storytelling in film, I focused on the aspects of film and sound. In this second part, I continue with colour and […]
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  • One of the reasons we started The Culture Counter was to show people works of art we really love. This is easy when these works are universally acclaimed, but for […]
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    One of the reasons we started The Culture Counter was to show people works of art we really love. This is easy when these works are universally acclaimed, but for […]

  • Hundreds of books have been written about storytelling, mostly covering the writing aspect of it. But what about after the writing is over? This article covers some of the technical […]
    Technical Storytelling in Film (part 1 of 3)

    Hundreds of books have been written about storytelling, mostly covering the writing aspect of it. But what about after the writing is over? This article covers some of the technical […]

  • While in the UK the celebrity panel show has for years been reaching unprecedented heights with shows such as Have I got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI […]
    What’s My Line Again?

    While in the UK the celebrity panel show has for years been reaching unprecedented heights with shows such as Have I got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI […]

  • Most people outside of the Netherlands and Flanders are familiar with Dutch literary works through their cinematic adaptations. The Dutch film industry was never shy with borrowing from the literary […]
    An Introduction to Dutch Literature

    Most people outside of the Netherlands and Flanders are familiar with Dutch literary works through their cinematic adaptations. The Dutch film industry was never shy with borrowing from the literary […]

  • Oscar Wilde’s style of writing is usually very lyrical, descriptive, luscious and decadent. He revels in the descriptions of beautiful things and beautiful people. This is most evident in his […]
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    Oscar Wilde’s style of writing is usually very lyrical, descriptive, luscious and decadent. He revels in the descriptions of beautiful things and beautiful people. This is most evident in his […]

  • The influence of Danish cinema is enormous when taking into account the relative small size of Denmark. Directors like Bille August, Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg are household names […]
    The Influence of the Law of Jante on Danish Cinema

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