The controversy behind Emily Dickinson’s online archive
The open access Emily Dickinson Archive went live on Wednesday, with high-resolution photos of all the author’s letters, autograph manuscripts, and envelope scribbles. But it arrives with heated controversy between… Read more »
An “absquiliferous” interview with Humphrey Davies, Arabic translator
In August of this year, the Library of Arabic Literature, a new initiative from NYU Press, published the first two volumes of Ahmad Fāris al-Shidyāq’s Leg Over Leg or The… Read more »
The fugly truth
The New York Daily News has reported that retail chain Urban Outfitters has made the decision not to stock a new title, The Book of Jezebel. This wouldn’t normally make news,… Read more »
Uncovering the sounds of Ancient Greek poetry
It is easy to forget that Ancient Greek tragedies and epics composed by writers such as Homer and Euripides were originally set to music. Consideration of this important aspect of… Read more »
Pastor: teaching evolution in schools suppresses freedom
According to creationist Pastor Donn Chapman of Cornerstone Ministries in Murraysville, Pa., public schools routinely violate “academic freedom” in favor of evolution. Chapman is not known for his subtlety. He… Read more »
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