THE tendency to consider centuries as natural periods in the history of culture, and their termini as milestones, indicates a mental habit that is far from logical, but it is one that men do not ...

“WHEN I write in Danish,” says Oehlenschläger, “ I write for only six hundred persons.” And so, in view of this somewhat exaggerated statement, he himself translated his best works into the more ...

History and Literature is a synthesis presupposing a valid cultural unity--rather vague terms, which no one on the Committee (H & L is not a department) is eager to define. The idea of presuming to ...

Understanding the history of literary censorship provides tools for recognizing and resisting current attempts to restrict ...

John McMurtrie introduces Literary Journeys: Mapping Fictional Travels Across The World of Literature with the famous Robert Frost quote: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the road less ...

The Book of Kells banner advertising the outside the library of Trinity College in Dublin Ireland The oldest university in Ireland founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I The treasures are on permanent ...

The strangely short history of a publishing niche. Ad Policy The smallest book in the world is on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair, 1961. (Photo by Keystone / Getty Images) As an English professor, ...

We humanists love to rail against the corporatization of higher ed. When faced with assaults on the humanities in particular, my instinct is to point to broad, malevolent, global trends — heroically ...

Black History Month may be coming to an end, but you can enjoy the works of Black authors, poets, and novelists all year long right here in Seattle. That's because the city is home to what some may ...