Author: Patrick Coleman

Soon to be a an FX series starring and produced by Matthew Mc Conaughey A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of Summer "The Churchgoer is a wonderful debut novel from a writer with more than a few …

‘No one can write a man’s life except himself.’ In his Confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau tells the story of his life, from the formative experience of his humble childhood in Geneva, through the …

‘For certain men the stronger their desire, the less likely they are to act.’With his first glimpse of Madame Arnoux, Frdric Moreau is convinced he has found his romantic destiny, but when he pursues …

‘For certain men the stronger their desire, the less likely they are to act.’With his first glimpse of Madame Arnoux, Frdric Moreau is convinced he has found his romantic destiny, but when he pursues …

‘Who possesses me will possess all things, But his life will belong to me…’ Raphael de Valentin, a young aristocrat, has lost all his money in the gaming parlours of the Palais Royal in Paris, and …

‘Who possesses me will possess all things, But his life will belong to me…’ Raphael de Valentin, a young aristocrat, has lost all his money in the gaming parlours of the Palais Royal in Paris, and …

‘What holds sway over this country without morals, beliefs, or feelings? Gold and pleasure.’ Sexual attraction, artistic insight, and the often ironic relationship between them is the dominant theme …

‘What holds sway over this country without morals, beliefs, or feelings? Gold and pleasure.’ Sexual attraction, artistic insight, and the often ironic relationship between them is the dominant theme …

The cultural forms often referred to as ‘baroque’ are the most spectacular expressions of early modern Europe’s effort to mediate between knowledge and power at a time when political authority was be …

The study of Montreal as a specific location in French and English writings has long been subordinated to the demands of linguistically divided and politically contentious narratives about national …

In his Discourses (1755), Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. If inequality is intolerable – and Rousseau shows with …

The study of Montreal as a specific location in French and English writings has long been subordinated to the demands of linguistically divided and politically contentious narratives about national …