Skip to main content
5 Results
Literary Form
5 Results
Rope

Two friends strangle a college classmate and then proceed to invite his family and friends to dinner after they stuff the body inside a trunk to be used for the dining table. One of the guests, their teacher, suspects foul play. Based on the real-life Leopold-Loeb murder, Hitchco...

In contrast with the epic scope of the Rougon-Macquart novels, Zola's short stories are concerned with the everyday aspects of human existence and the interests of ordinary people. From the cruel irony of 'Captain Burle' to the Rabelaisian exuberance of 'Coqueville on the Spree',...

Constantine and the cross: In 303 A.D. Constantine becomes the Emperor of Gaul. Before a battle with the Romans he has a revelation and assures his army of freedom of worship for all Christians.

1