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Who Exactly Was Rilke's Young Poet Correspondent?

Who Exactly Was Rilke's Young Poet Correspondent?

Damion Searls on Translating Letters to a Young Poet
(and the Young Poet's Letters)

By Damion Searls | November 30, 2020

The Medieval Philosopher Who Outlined the Basics of the Universe

The Medieval Philosopher Who Outlined the Basics of the Universe

Seb Falk on the Work of John of Sacrobosco

By Seb Falk | November 30, 2020

When Paul Robeson <br> Became a Star

When Paul Robeson
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From the First-Ever Graphic Biography of the American Icon

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The 'Race' Question: Where Henry Adams Lacked<br> Moral Insight

The 'Race' Question: Where Henry Adams Lacked
Moral Insight

David S. Brown on a Great American Historical Figure
During Reconstruction

By David S. Brown | November 25, 2020

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The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, November Edition

Featuring Barack Obama, Celia Paul, a Vermeer Thief, and More

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Was Freud a Scam Artist?

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The Writer Who Uncovered Crimes Against His Native Ancestors

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The Lost Digital Poems (and Erotica) of William H. Dickey

The Lost Digital Poems (and Erotica) of William H. Dickey

Matthew Kirschenbaum on Recovering Artifacts of Another Time

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How Woody Guthrie's Mother Shaped His Music of the Downtrodden

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How Claire Malroux's Translations of Emily Dickinson Shaped Her Own Poetry

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The First Mughal Emperor's Towering Account of Exile, Bloody Conquest, and the Natural World

The First Mughal Emperor's Towering Account of Exile, Bloody Conquest, and the Natural World

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