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Trying to Write About “The Two John Miltons”

Trying to Write About “The Two John Miltons”

Joe Moshenska on the Complicated Lives the Scholar-Poet-Prophet

By Joe Moshenska | December 8, 2021

The Hidden Agency of Women in Medieval Stories, from <em>Beowulf</em> to Guthlac’s <em>Life</em>

The Hidden Agency of Women in Medieval Stories, from Beowulf to Guthlac’s Life

Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry on the Literature of Europe’s Bright Ages

By Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry | December 8, 2021

Of Fathers, Sons, and Unthinking Insults

Of Fathers, Sons, and Unthinking Insults

Obed Silva Learns the Meaning of the Word “Güey”

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The Best Reviewed Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books of 2021

The Best Reviewed Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books of 2021

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19 new books to find at your local bookstore.

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The 101 Best Book Covers of 2021

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Thwarted Passions, Private Lives: On Out-of-Control Characters in Literary Fiction

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On the Complex Historical and Contemporary Terrain of African Literature

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Revisiting <em>Sunday in the Park with George</em> in the Wake of Sondheim’s Death

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How Stories Can Transcend Author, Culture, and History

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Cornel West on Frantz Fanon, One of the Great Revolutionary Intellectuals of the 20th Century

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On the Trauma and Creativity Behind Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic <em>Slaughterhouse Five</em>

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