How American Critics Originated Jane Austen Scholarship

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On the Birth of Austen Criticism

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In Search of Hidden Family History in the Late Ottoman Empire

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Alice Sparberg Alexiou on Love and Loss From Jerusalem to Izmir

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On Art, Music and the Humanist Spirit in the Face of Nazi Atrocities

On Art, Music and the Humanist Spirit in the Face of Nazi Atrocities

From Jeremy Eichler's Baillie Gifford Prize Shortlisted Time's Echo

By Jeremy Eichler | November 6, 2023

The Lifesaving Potential of Latin American Passports in the Warsaw Ghetto

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Roger Moorhouse on the Story of the Desperately Sought-After Document

By Roger Moorhouse | November 6, 2023

Laughing At Evil: When Charlie Chaplin Brought Hitler to the Big Screen

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Scott Eyman on the Making and Legacy of The Great Dictator

By Scott Eyman | November 3, 2023

How 1950s Hollywood Tried (and Failed) to Make Literary Adaptations Big

How 1950s Hollywood Tried (and Failed) to Make Literary Adaptations Big

The Problem with the Classics

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