Literature
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A Great Individualist
H. L. Mencken may be known as a curmudgeon, but he’s best understood as a conservative.
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Two Hamlets of the 21st Century
The Northman and Fat Ham present tragic and comic reinterpretations of the prince of Denmark’s revenge tale.
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The Abolition of Mania
C. S. Lewis on polarization and its remedy.
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A Novel Without Character—But Plenty of Anti-Colonialism
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s latest is a novel written to be written about
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The Tragedy of Joel Coen’s Macbeth
A new adaptation of the Scottish play sets aside supernatural terror for court intrigue
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Camus and the Antiracists
Only laughter can free us from the unforgiving rule of today’s judge-penitent.
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A Connecticut Yankee in Afghanistan
Mark Twain warned us in 1889 about the elites who shape our foreign policy today.
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Does a Literary Titan Need a Titanic Biography?
Hermione Lee’s 900-page biography of Tom Stoppard is a complete treatment of the man and his work
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The Great Books of the Great War
Courage, faith, and even peace can be found in the literature of the conflict that shattered Western civilization.
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Roth’s Wrath
Two biographies take on the life of this turbulent novelist
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