Family and work for starters, according to a new TV documentary.
By Vincent J. Cannato
Was the den mother of modernism a fascist?
By Barbara Will
Andrew Jackson stares down the national bank and wins.
By Daniel Feller
Even toward the end of her life, the writer revealed a youthful zest for life and art.
By Danny Heitman
Before writing a single book, Bento de Spinoza was considered a dangerous thinker
By Steven Nadler
Journeying through South America, Alexander von Humboldt sought nothing less than "the unity of nature."
By Anna Maria Gillis
Famed translators Pevear and Volokhonsky reach another milestone.
By Kevin Mahnken
Frankness and plain speaking made Carl Sandburg a celebrity.
In studying the sea, we are returning to our beginnings.
By John R. Gillis
What accounts for Emerson's endurance as a writer?
2017 Winter
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