There are a lot of peculiar phrases in Moby-Dick. My new introduction to the second Oxford World’s Classics edition of Herman Melville’s novel highlights the startling weirdness of the book, both in its literary form and its language.
The WSWS spoke with Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ) founder Dawn Sanders, actor Waihoroi Shortland, and Professor Michael Neill about Creative New Zealand’s decision to cut funding for SGCNZ, claiming that Shakespeare was part of “a canon of imperialism.”
To help put you in the apt mood for Halloween this year, we have created a quiz to test your knowledge on some of Oxford World’s Classics scariest tales. Are you up for the challenge?