Articles with keyword "twentieth century"
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How Did Robert E. Lee Become an American Icon?
The man was remembered, but not his cause.
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The Well-Wrought Textbook
The making of the midcentury English department classic, Understanding Poetry.
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1912 Presidential Candidates
Cartoonist Clifford Berryman mocks the confidence level of the 1912 presidential candidates—Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and William Howard Taft—before the election.
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Dancing American
Jerome Robbins built a new style from classical and modern parts.
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The Utterly Civilized Wilder
Despite global popularity, the enduring works of Thornton Wilder hold up to critical scrutiny.
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Historian for Hire
Phil Cantelon of History Associates talks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the profession outside the walls of academia.
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A Poet’s Inner Eye
A literary scholar looks for Elizabeth Bishop in the fishing waters of Florida.
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British Modernism’s Many Manners
The Bloomsbury group broke ties with Victorian ideals and reimagined British art.