Marlon James’ The Book of Night Women is, like, A Brief History of Seven Killings, a book about plotting and … More
Tag: epic
185. (David Ferry)
The post on the Aeneid has been temporarily removed, as I prepare a review essay on Ferry’s translation for Essays … More
117. (Lord Byron)
“If there is a critique of the Enlightenment to be made, it is not that the philosophes believed in human nature, … More
74. (Émile Zola)
In the spirit of a reading journal, here’s the first of a two-part attempt to say something coherent about Zola’s … More
Critical Provisions 