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Martin Allen on Medieval coinage and society

Since a very young age, Dr Martin Allen has been fascinated with coins. Here, in an exclusive interview, the author of ‘Mints and Money in Medieval England’, explains how this childhood fascination...

7 Feb 2012

Yours, Ernie

Contrary to his measured yet precise writing style in his classic works, Ernest Hemingway was a lively and effervescent correspondent in his letters to his family and friends.

3 Feb 2012

What is Opera? A Beginner’s Guide, Act I: Overture

Opera is such a hugely varied art form, especially now that the boundaries of the repertoire have been opened up to include works of every period, style, and nationality. But given this huge variety, where...

Robert Cannon | 31 Jan 2012

Q&A with Craig Koslofsky, author of ‘Evening’s Empire’

What inspired you to research this subject? I’m a night person – that’s the most basic inspiration. I wrote most of my dissertation at night, for example. Back when I was in graduate school,...

31 Jan 2012

Hemingway’s Letters: From Childhood to Paris

For those who missed The JFK Library’s December panel discussion of The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume I, 1907-1922 featuring editor Sandra Spanier, Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon,...

30 Jan 2012

Page Through The Manuscript of Great Expectations with David Wright

Head to the Wisbech and Fenland Museum in Wisbech, England, and you can see the original autograph manuscript for Great Expectations, often considered one of Charles Dickens’ finest works. A gift...

24 Jan 2012

An Interview with Ernest Hemingway’s Son, Patrick Hemingway

In bonus footage from our behind the scenes look at The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume I, editor Sandra Spanier interviews Hemingway’s son Patrick on the portrait of his iconic father that emerges...

20 Jan 2012

The Culture of Freud: Three Visions of Psychoanalysis from the Theater

As Mikkel Borch-Jakobsen and Sonu Shamdasani discuss in The Freud Files, the legend of Freud as the creator of psychoanalysis persists to this day, and is immortalized in our books, films, and art. Richard...

18 Jan 2012

Robert Cannon talks Opera and creating the first ever Opera Studies degree

In an exclusive interview with author, Robert Cannon, he talks of his inspiration in writing his latest book, ‘Opera’, and creating the first ever degree course in Opera Studies. You created...

14 Jan 2012

Moderation and the Violence of the English Reformation

“Everything in moderation” is still a popular adage today, suggesting prudence and temperance, but in early modern England, such a concept had decidedly darker roots.

11 Jan 2012

The Primary and the Tea Party

In the days leading up to last week’s Iowa caucus, it was hard to pick a front-runner, and for good reason: Mitt Romney edged out second-place Rick Santorum by only a handful of votes. But all of the candidates have consciously and actively courted a polarizing group throughout their campaigns: the tea party movement.

9 Jan 2012

On the Road for The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Part Three: Back to Where It All Began

Dateline: Oak Park, Nov 3   Back to where it all began, for Ernest. The Ernest Hemingway Museum in Oak Park, hosted by the Ernest Hemingway Friends of Oak Park, was a great way to end Sandy’s tour....

Melissanne S. | 5 Jan 2012