History of the Emotions
by John WilsonI hope that, in addition to letting you know about at least a book or two that might be your cup of tea, I’ve managed to suggest the riches available to us. Continue Reading »
I hope that, in addition to letting you know about at least a book or two that might be your cup of tea, I’ve managed to suggest the riches available to us. Continue Reading »
The job of a translator is both difficult and one of great responsibility. An author can be utterly misrepresented in a language that is not his own: David Magarshack, for example, who translated Chekhov’s plays, argued that the entire Western approach to Chekhov was grossly mistaken and based . . . . Continue Reading »
When I recently ventured to say to an old acquaintance of mine, an academic mandarin who teaches literature at an elite university, that The Catcher in the Rye was a profound work of art, he smiled gregariously as if about to relish a shared ironic joke, then gazed at me with slowly . . . . Continue Reading »
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Nathan Pinkoski to talk about his article, “Spiritual Death of the West” from the May 2023 issue. Continue Reading »
I am struck by the everyday misery and uncertainty and sheer muddle that George Orwell endured, along with his quotidian joys and satisfactions; particularly when juxtaposed with today's handwringing. Continue Reading »
Francis Marion Crawford was a very important novelist in his own day, and yet today few know his name. It is worthwhile revisiting his works. Continue Reading »
I can hardly imagine a more utopian time for a young intellectual, a reader of Great Books. Continue Reading »
One truth particularly deserving of universal acknowledgment is that there are a threatening number of “great works of literature.” Continue Reading »
Our editors reflect on Gustave Flaubert, Anglo-Saxon illustrations, Yuko Tsushima, C. S. Lewis, and James Herriot. Continue Reading »
Reading this book gave me a sense of visiting another world, roughly a century ago, in some respects similar to ours but in other ways radically different: time-travel on the cheap. Continue Reading »