THE WELSH: They pine under an imaginary yoke
Image: The poet Thomas Gray Timothy Heimlich (Assistant Professor of English, Duke University, North Carolina) grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and frequently rode his bike to the…
A Raisin in the Sun
Although the show closed at the end of June, City Theatre’s production of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun deserves a standing ovation. A landmark of American theater, this…
Dear Dickies – a Love Letter to a Working Class Brand of Clothing
Dear Dickies is an original comedic one-woman performance worth changing your clothes for. Robin Chotzinoff wrote and performed this hilarious autobiographical show, directed by Kristen Osborn. As a member of…
Frankenstein’s Body
If one person could be said to have created the visual images needed to illuminate the ethos of the Romantic Age, it would be William Blake (1757-1827). Trying to categorise…
A Grammar of Intimacy
The author of this exemplary book dealing with sympathy in Romantic-era literature is Stacey McDowell, associate professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies (Univ. of Warwick). I found the word…
Princess Diana’s Birthday
Today marks Princess Diana’s 65th birthday. The book under review here details how she was entrapped into giving a BBC television interview with Martin Bashir, the very definition of a…
This Land is Your Land
Let’s go on a road trip! Professor Beverly Gage, who teaches U.S. history at Yale, did just that starting in 2023 in preparation for her new book. This article is…