featuring Ellen Welch, Associate Professor of French "Molière understood profoundly what makes us noble, pathetic, outrageous and funny, and in his splendid comedies satirized human folly to perfection. One of the best of his plays — and one of the greatest … Read more
featuring Marc Cohen, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature “Dazzling . . . as subtle as it is powerful.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “ offers such magic, mystery, and sadness that, literally, this reader turned the last page … Read more
featuring Marc Cohen, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature “Dazzling . . . as subtle as it is powerful.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “ offers such magic, mystery, and sadness that, literally, this reader turned the last page … Read more
featuring Jessica Tanner, Assistant Professor of French "When this book was first published in 1949, it was to outrage and scandal. Never before had the case for female liberty been so forcefully and successfully argued. De Beauvoir's belief that 'One … Read more
featuring Jessica Tanner, Assistant Professor of French "When this book was first published in 1949, it was to outrage and scandal. Never before had the case for female liberty been so forcefully and successfully argued. De Beauvoir's belief that 'One … Read more
featuring Marsha S. Collins, Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Distinguished Professor for Graduate Education, English and Comparative Literature Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), often referred to as the father of modern Japanese fiction, described Kusamakura as “a haiku-style novel, that lives … Read more
featuring Ruel Tyson, Founder and Director Emeritus, Institute for the Arts & Humanities and Lloyd Kramer, Director, Carolina Public Humanities and Professor of History "Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly responsible for … Read more
featuring Ruel Tyson, Founder and Director Emeritus, Institute for the Arts & Humanities and Lloyd Kramer, Director, Carolina Public Humanities and Professor of History "Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly responsible for … Read more
featuring Donato Fhunsu, Lecturer, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies "Chinua Achebe caught the world’s attention with Things Fall Apart. Published in 1958, when he was 28, the book would become a classic of world literature and required reading for … Read more
featuring Donato Fhunsu, Lecturer, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies "Chinua Achebe caught the world’s attention with Things Fall Apart. Published in 1958, when he was 28, the book would become a classic of world literature and required reading for … Read more
