Evangelical Ruskin

by Peter J. Leithart

Celebrations of Ruskin’s polymathic genius usually miss the role of Christianity in his outlook and writing. Continue Reading »

15 Feb 2019

Postnatural Intelligence

by David Lloyd Dusenbury

Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus belongs to the literature of the uncanny. But the young Mary ­Shelley who wrote it—or rather, the teenaged Mary Godwin who sketched it in a summerhouse near Geneva—was nothing if not canny. Her 1818 debut novel was and still is hugely . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2019

Aleksandr the Great

by John Wilson

A review of Between Two Millstones, Book 1: Sketches of Exile, 1974-1978. Continue Reading »

25 Jan 2019

Why I Assigned The Kingdom

by Stephen E. Lewis

 We rarely endorse everything we read. Sometimes we read works with which we strenuously disagree. Continue Reading »

18 Jan 2019

The Faith of P. D. James

by John Wilson

 Change is often imperceptible until something jolts us, prompting us to stand back.  Continue Reading »

10 Jan 2019

The Making of My Ántonia

by Stephen Schmalhofer

This year marks the centenary of Willa Cather’s My Ántonia, and we can thank Viola Roseboro for its creation. Continue Reading »

17 Dec 2018

James Matthew Wilson’s Religious Vision

by Mark Bauerlein

Wilson runs through one unpleasant experience and miserable person after another in his new collection The Hanging God. Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2018

Americans and the Arts

by Mark Bauerlein

Featuring Sunil Iyengar on current trends in Americans’ engagement with the arts. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2018

Shakespearean Meta-Politics

by Peter J. Leithart

Richard III reminds us that there are meta-political realities that exceed politics. Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2018

Conjuring Pushkin

by Peter Wood

A review of Jonathan Leaf's Pushkin: A Life Played Out. Continue Reading »

18 Sep 2018