Humanities
Sunday Feb 17th, 2013
The tragic death of an actor
The farce is at its height: the old clown in the armchair is surrounded by whirling figures in outlandish doctors’ costumes, welcoming him into their brotherhood with a mock initiation ceremony. He takes the Latin oath: ‘Juro’, falters. His face crumples. The audience gasps – is something wrong? But the clown is grinning now, all is well, the dancing grows frenzied, the play rushes on to its end. Not till the next day will the audience find… read more »
Tuesday May 21st, 2013
The marginalized Alexander Pope
Dr. Robert V. McNamee on re-reading his poetry in historical context
Sunday May 12th, 2013
A National Short Story Month reading list from Oxford World’s Classics
From Gaskell to Cervantes, and Fitzgerald to Kafka
