The History of Literature

“A Poetic Vision of God.” On an Astounding 1903 Letter by Rainer Maria Rilke

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

 
By History of Literature  January 10, 2022
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The Beatles: On the Break-Up and Their Narrative Power

By History of Literature  January 3, 2022
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Phil Klay on Evelyn Waugh’s Catholic, Conservative, and Curmudgeonly Ways

By History of Literature  December 20, 2021
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From Joni to Dylan: On the Bards of 1960s Pop

By History of Literature  December 13, 2021
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On the Trauma and Creativity Behind Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic Slaughterhouse Five

By History of Literature  December 6, 2021
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On Eliza Haywood’s Explorations of Gender Politics and Sexual Passion

By History of Literature  November 29, 2021
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Farah Jasmine Griffin on the Lessons and Legacies of Black Literature

By History of Literature  November 22, 2021
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Literary Remixes: From Little Women to the New Testament

By History of Literature  November 15, 2021
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C.B. Lee on Rethinking a Classic Tale for Her New Novel, A Clash of Steel: A Remixed Treasure Island

By History of Literature  November 8, 2021
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“The King of Poets.” On Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal

By History of Literature  November 1, 2021
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Samantha Silva on Writing a Novel About Mary Wollstonecraft

By History of Literature  October 25, 2021
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On the Compulsion and Seduction of Mystery Tales

By History of Literature  October 18, 2021
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On Kafka’s Classic, The Metamorphosis

By History of Literature  October 12, 2021
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On Philip Roth’s Lasting Legacy

By History of Literature  October 4, 2021
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On William Sidney Porter and His Legacy Within the American Short Story

By History of Literature  September 27, 2021
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On the Parallels Between Henry James’s Relationships and His Story “The Beast in the Jungle”

By History of Literature  September 20, 2021
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Mike Palindrome Chooses the Top 10 Literary Centuries

By History of Literature  September 13, 2021
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On Henry James’s Very Long Short Story

By History of Literature  August 30, 2021
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Laura Marsh on the Enduring Appeal of Graham Greene’s The End of the Affair

By History of Literature  August 23, 2021
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The Story of Constance Fenimore Woolson’s Rediscovered “Miss Grief”

By History of Literature  August 16, 2021
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Did Henry James Sink Constance Fenimore Woolson’s Career?

By History of Literature  August 9, 2021
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On the Life and Works of Jack Kerouac, “King of the Beats”

By History of Literature  August 2, 2021
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Meg Tilly on the Crossover Between Acting in Thrillers and Writing Them

By History of Literature  July 26, 2021
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A. Natasha Joukovsky on Oscar Wilde, Ovid, and the Myth of Narcissus

By History of Literature  July 19, 2021
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Paintings in Literature: A Conversation with German Artist Charlie Stein

By History of Literature  July 12, 2021
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