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Dan Gunn, co-editor of The Letters of Samuel Beckett, Volume 2: 1941-1956 discusses Beckett’s relationship to fame, his engagement with the French language, and his unexpected bond with one of his...
In this video, Dr. Sarah B. Snyder, author of Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War talks with Ambassador Richard Schifter, former Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian...
Corn, soybean, tomatoes—they form the backbone of the modern diet today, particularly in the West, but their unprecedented abundance would not have been possible without genetic modification. Increasingly,...
From Dickens’ bustling cityscape to Martin Amis’ gritty dystopia, London has provided the setting and inspiration for some of the greatest literary works in English. It also has been a hub of literary activity, attracting great writers and poets for hundreds of years.
Samuel Beckett’s letters are full of the literary names he encountered through his work: authors he wrote about (Proust), poets he translated (Apollinaire), peers he monitored (Ionesco), and predecessors he admired (Joyce). But, in his non-professional life, Beckett was also an avid reader, discussing his favorite reads (and not-so-favorite) with many of his correspondents.
In celebration of The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 1, we asked Hemingway enthusiasts and scholars what their first experience with Hemingway was, and how he came to make a place in their hearts...
This weekend, The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore will open a new exhibit that brings to light remarkable discoveries from a hidden manuscript. Titled “Lost and Found: The Secrets of Archimedes,”...
A favorite of high school English classes, Hemingway is a figure many people encounter early on in their literary lives, and some fall in love right away. For others, the encounter is more turbulent –...
If, by our example of how we have reclaimed our own very UN-Hetero values of self-love, self-esteem, and self-affirmation, we can inspire the Spiritually STILL-indentured Colonialized Minority Communities...
The question of whether Gays should be allowed to serve in the armed services—that is, the generally accepted question of whether Gays should be permitted to serve—is actually divisible into two questions....
One of the most performed plays in the world, Waiting for Godot was the work that launched Samuel Beckett to international fame – a status that would grapple with for the rest of his life. Read More ?
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