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 »
Kafka’s Trials
by Theodore DalrympleThe 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 »
Christ-Like Holden Caulfield
by Lee SiegelWhen 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 »
Nathan Pinkoski on “Spiritual Death of the West”
by R. R. RenoEditor 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 »
The Lure of Orwell
by John WilsonI 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 »
A Forgotten Catholic Novelist
by Stephen SchmalhoferFrancis 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 »
Paradise in Savannah
by Mark BauerleinI can hardly imagine a more utopian time for a young intellectual, a reader of Great Books. Continue Reading »
What We've Been Reading—April 2023
by EditorsOne truth particularly deserving of universal acknowledgment is that there are a threatening number of “great works of literature.” Continue Reading »
What We’ve Been Reading—March 2023
by EditorsOur editors reflect on Gustave Flaubert, Anglo-Saxon illustrations, Yuko Tsushima, C. S. Lewis, and James Herriot. Continue Reading »
Gambling and the American Pastime
by John WilsonReading 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 »
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