Mar
2010

‘A hieroglyphic sense of concealed meaning’: the synthetic nature of confusion in Kafka’s The Trial

by Neville Bezzina

The last judgement is the youngest day, and it is a day surpassing all days. Not that judgement is reserved for the end of time. On the contrary, justice won’t wait; it is to be done at every instant, to be realized all the time, and studied also (it is to be learned). Every just [...]




Mar
2010

Waiting for Godot: Humanity’s passive disposition

by Sarah Borg

Walter Sickert’s painting, Ennui, depicts idleness, isolation and weariness of thought brought on by profound boredom. The two figures in the painting are near each other but they are facing opposite directions, conveying a sense of isolation and languor, creating a heavy atmosphere. Sickert’s painting does not depict a scene but an experience ― that [...]