Themes

Exploring existentialism in Alberto Moravia’s Contempt, before Albert Camus & Jean-Paul Sartre

Alberto Moravia writes about existentialism through his characters. In fact, he was, in many ways, even celebrated as the founder of the...

Literary Theme: Secluded Characters

In the margins of different settings, the remote marsh of Second Place, the grueling hydraulic press in Too Loud A Solitude, the desolate...

Literary Theme: Existential Horror

A few books that portray the theme of horror. Existential horror relates to the meaning of human existence, our notions of reality, our...