Florentine Histories
Translated by Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr. (NHC Fellow, 1981–82; 1982–83) and Laura F. Banfield
Literature
Goethe and Judaism: The Troubled Inheritance of Modern Literature
By Karin Schutjer (NHC Fellow, 2004–05) In Goethe and Judaism, Karin Schutjer examines the iconic German writer’s engagement with, and portrayal of, Judaism. Her premise is that Goethe’s conception of modernity—his apprehensions as well as his most affirmative vision concerning the trajectory of his age—is deeply entwined with his conception of Judaism. Schutjer argues that … Continued
Imitations of Life: Two Centuries of Melodrama in Russia
Edited by Louise McReynolds (NHC Fellow, 1995–96; 1999–00) and Joan Neuberger Imitations of Life views Russian melodrama from the eighteenth century to today as an unexpectedly hospitable forum for considering social issues. The contributors follow the evolution of the genre through a variety of cultural practices and changing political scenarios. They argue that Russian audiences have … Continued
Language and Logos in Boswell’s Life of Johnson
By William C. Dowling (NHC Fellow, 1979–80) In this deconstructionist interpretation of a major eighteenth-century work, William Dowling analyzes Boswell’s Life of Johnson as a paradigm of antithetical structure in narrative, and develops a grammar of discontinuity” for interpreting other texts as well.
Macropolitics of Nineteenth-Century Literature: Nationalism, Exoticism, Imperialism
Edited by Harriet Ritvo (Trustee; NHC Fellow, 1989–90; 2002–03) and Jonathan Arac Increasingly in the last decade, macropolitics—a consideration of political transformations at the level of the state—has become a focus for cultural inquiry. From the macropolitical perspective afforded by contemporary postcolonial studies, the essays in this collection explore the relationship between politics and culture … Continued
Murder Most Foul: The Killer and the American Gothic Imagination
By Karen Halttunen (NHC Fellow, 1994–95) Confronting murder in the newspaper, on screen, and in sensational trials, we often feel the killer is fundamentally incomprehensible and morally alien. But this was not always the popular response to murder. In Murder Most Foul, Karen Halttunen explores the changing view of murder from early New England sermons read at the … Continued
Os degraus do Parnaso
By M. S. Lourenço (NHC Fellow, 1979–80) Entre Janeiro e Agosto de 1989 M.S. Lourenço publicou textos com o título Os Degraus do Parnaso num semanário, publicados em volume com esse título em 1991. A edição que agora se apresenta é integral, podendo o leitor constatar que alguns textos foram acrescentados e outros retirados, em … Continued
Poetry of Discovery: The Spanish Generation of 1956-1971
By Andrew P. Debicki (NHC Fellow, 1979–80; 1992–93) A leading critic of contemporary Spanish poetry examines here the work of ten important poets who came to maturity in the immediate post-Civil War period and whose major works appeared between 1956 and 1971: Francisco Brines; Eladio Cabañero; Angel Crespo; Gloria Fuertes; Jaime Gil de Biedma; Angel … Continued
Rediscovering Forgotten Radicals: British Women Writers, 1889-1939
Edited by Daphne Patai (NHC Fellow, 1990–91) and Angela Ingram Rediscovering Forgotten Radicals reintroduces the work of writers and activists whose texts, and often whose very lives, were passionately engaged in the major political issues of their times but who have been displaced from both the historical and the literary record. Focusing on seventeen writers whose … Continued
Seneca: Hercules Furens
By Neil W. Bernstein (NHC Fellow, 2011–12) Hercules is the best-known character from classical mythology. Seneca's play Hercules Furens presents the hero at a moment of triumph turned to tragedy. Hercules returns from his final labor, his journey to the Underworld, and then slaughters his family in an episode of madness. This play exerted great influence on … Continued