• The History of Literature

    The History of Literature

    Ten Sentences That Defined a Nation: On the Gettysburg Address

    By History of Literature  February 28, 2022
    The History of Literature

    Anna Holmes on the Radical Life of Margaret Wise Brown

    By History of Literature  February 22, 2022
    The History of Literature

    On the Life and Works of Indelible American Poet Gwendolyn Brooks

    By History of Literature  February 14, 2022
    The History of Literature

    Liu Xinwu and the “Scar Literature” of China

    By History of Literature  February 7, 2022
    The History of Literature

    Why Should We Read Anything by John Milton Today?

    By History of Literature  January 31, 2022
    The History of Literature

    On Sophocles, Boswell, and the Power of Literature

    By History of Literature  January 24, 2022
    The History of Literature

    “A Poetic Vision of God.” On an Astounding 1903 Letter by Rainer Maria Rilke

    By History of Literature  January 14, 2022
    The History of Literature

    A Literary History of Dragons

    By History of Literature  January 10, 2022
    The History of Literature

    The Beatles: On the Break-Up and Their Narrative Power

    By History of Literature  January 3, 2022
    The History of Literature

    Phil Klay on Evelyn Waugh’s Catholic, Conservative, and Curmudgeonly Ways

    By History of Literature  December 20, 2021
    The History of Literature

    From Joni to Dylan: On the Bards of 1960s Pop

    By History of Literature  December 13, 2021
    The History of Literature

    On the Trauma and Creativity Behind Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic Slaughterhouse Five

    By History of Literature  December 6, 2021
    The History of Literature

    On Eliza Haywood’s Explorations of Gender Politics and Sexual Passion

    By History of Literature  November 29, 2021
    The History of Literature

    Farah Jasmine Griffin on the Lessons and Legacies of Black Literature

    By History of Literature  November 22, 2021
    The History of Literature

    Literary Remixes: From Little Women to the New Testament

    By History of Literature  November 15, 2021
    The History of Literature

    C.B. Lee on Rethinking a Classic Tale for Her New Novel, A Clash of Steel: A Remixed Treasure Island

    By History of Literature  November 8, 2021
    The History of Literature

    “The King of Poets.” On Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal

    By History of Literature  November 1, 2021
    The History of Literature

    Samantha Silva on Writing a Novel About Mary Wollstonecraft

    By History of Literature  October 25, 2021
    The History of Literature

    On the Compulsion and Seduction of Mystery Tales

    By History of Literature  October 18, 2021
    The History of Literature

    On Kafka’s Classic, The Metamorphosis

    By History of Literature  October 12, 2021
    The History of Literature

    On Philip Roth’s Lasting Legacy

    By History of Literature  October 4, 2021
    The History of Literature

    On William Sidney Porter and His Legacy Within the American Short Story

    By History of Literature  September 27, 2021
    The History of Literature

    On the Parallels Between Henry James’s Relationships and His Story “The Beast in the Jungle”

    By History of Literature  September 20, 2021
    The History of Literature

    Mike Palindrome Chooses the Top 10 Literary Centuries

    By History of Literature  September 13, 2021
    The History of Literature

    On Henry James’s Very Long Short Story

    By History of Literature  August 30, 2021
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