154. (William Wordsworth)

For Wordsworth, the ontological unity of which humankind forms a part at times inspires a longing for division, and at times … More

142. (Marguerite Yourcenar)

These days especially, everyone ought to know the closing paragraphs of the opening essay, “Faces of History in the Historia … More

This year, Emerson dawned on me. Piecemeal–not as piecemeal as aphoristic bumper-stickers and magnets–but in units of language that span … More

Rather than say anything about Tolstoy, I want to try to explain what I think would be the sort of … More

For whom, among those who turn and return to literature, is the memory of adolescent boredom not fresh? Probably it … More

At the same time as the novel was rising in the world, the greatest force in English letters was working … More

Pierre Bourdieu, in a passage from Distinction, gets a few things slightly wrong but one thing immensely right: To be able … More