featuring Petal Samuel, Assistant Professor of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and Winner of the LAMBDA Literary Award —A lithe, artfully-plotted debut, Here Comes the Sun is deceptively well-constructed, … Read more
featuring Gabriel Trop, Associate Professor of German One of the most original and fruitful minds of the Twentieth Century —In Between Past and Future Arendt describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning … Read more
featuring Gabriel Trop, Associate Professor of German One of the most original and fruitful minds of the Twentieth Century —In Between Past and Future Arendt describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning … Read more
featuring Sarah E. Boyd, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature The birth of detective fiction as a genre —Edgar Allan Poe introduced to literature the concept of applying reason to solving crime, inspiring the creation of countless … Read more
featuring Hilary Edwards Lithgow, Teaching Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature One of the greatest lyric poets of the English language —The only things more miraculous than Keats's career—he began writing at the age of eighteen, and by … Read more
featuring Hilary Edwards Lithgow, Teaching Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature One of the greatest lyric poets of the English language —The only things more miraculous than Keats's career—he began writing at the age of eighteen, and by … Read more
featuring Graham Culbertson, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature The first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize —"If proof were necessary to convince us of Miss Wharton’s literary ability, it would be undoubtedly furnished by 'The Descent … Read more
featuring Pamela Lothspeich, Associate Professor of South Asian Studies The first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature —Tagore's vivid historical setting, realistically portrayed characters, and philosophical insights form a compelling drama of the clash between old and … Read more
featuring Pamela Lothspeich, Associate Professor of South Asian Studies The first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature —Tagore's vivid historical setting, realistically portrayed characters, and philosophical insights form a compelling drama of the clash between old and … Read more
featuring Harry Cushman, Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature As the author of The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer is, next to Shakespeare, perhaps the most famous English poet, and has been called "The Father of English Poetry." — Westminster … Read more
