Articles of Note

Coming across a kindred spirit in a text can cause sweating, crying, even disrobing. Thus Marshall Berman's first encounter with Marx... more »

New Books

What of today's art will last? What will future critics be able to label ?age-defining?? Keep in mind: Age-defining art can be really, really bad... more »

Essays & Opinions

Giacomo Leopardi against the world. The poet-philosopher disdained modernity, reason, the alphabet, and, above all, French... more »