As the Bard Might Say . . .
by George WeigelTouchstone’s catalogue of evasion in Shakespeare's As You Like It closely parallels the statements made by defenders of Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »
What They Knew Without Seeing
by Kenneth ColstonShakespeare managed to sneak medieval Catholic drama into his work, despite Puritan regulation—so why don't Catholic playwrights today do the same? Continue Reading »
Butchering Shakespeare
by Josiah PetersonShakespeare in the Park reduced Julius Caesar from a morally complex political drama into a heavy-handed tale of progressivism. Continue Reading »
The Tragedy of the Republic
by Pierre ManentWe French have for some years been overcome by a furor for republicanism and for citizenship. There is no activity so humble that it cannot take on an intimidating nobility as soon as it is associated with citizenship. The republic calls us, besieges us, smothers us—but where is the republic? Are . . . . Continue Reading »
From Greatness to Inclusivity
by Mark BauerleinWhen a humanities department selects its materials because they reflect identity groups, it no longer functions as a humanities department.
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A Daily Plan for Reading Shakespeare
by Matthew J. FranckYes, you can read all of Shakespeare's works in a year. Continue Reading »
What We've Been Reading—12.9.16
by EditorsI've been immersed in Shakespeare's King Lear, but not solely as a text on a page. I'm acting in a production of the play here in New York City, playing the King of France and the Servant who stands up to Cornwall in the famous eye-gouging scene. Continue Reading »
Hazarding All
by Peter J. LeithartThe play begins and ends in the romantic world of magical, musical, moonlit Belmont, and in between descends into the gritty business of Venice. From the start, though, romantic and commercial concerns are linked. Continue Reading »
Surprised by Evil
by Peter LeithartMacbeth’s ambition is to murder time itself. He wishes he could perform one act that would bring the end of acting, one final deed. He wants to drop a pebble into a pool without causing ripples. He finds he can’t, and instead each murder just makes it more difficult for him to stop murdering. Continue Reading »
“To Trump, or Not to Trump”
by Alexi SargeantTo Trump, or not to Trump, that is the question.
Whether ’tis nobler in the land to suffer
The tweets and twaddles of outrageous baseness
Or to take arms against an orange menace
And, by opposing…do what? . . . . Continue Reading »
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