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Author Archives → Laura Hackett

Lear Learning

posted in Essays & Reviews on August 4, 2018 by Laura Hackett

Antony Sher’s diaries document his experience of playing Shakespeare’s greatest parts. Always in touch with both the materiality and philosophy of acting, the distinction between playscript and diary begins to dissolve.

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The Bedside of the Mind

posted in Essays & Reviews on March 28, 2018 by Laura Hackett

Published for the first time, Vladimir Nabokov’s dream diary seeks to free writing about the subconscious from the shadow of Freudian analysis. A sense of careful construction, however, betrays any naturalistic pretence.

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Burial Grounds

posted in Essays & Reviews on December 16, 2017 by Laura Hackett

With the weight of conflict bearing down on his country, one of the foremost Northern Irish poets of a generation shows the way with poetry that revitalises landscapes and mythologies.

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