Articles of Note

The humanities refashioned themselves as society’s conscience. A new, conservative movement in literary studies recoils from that role... more »

New Books

Leibniz’s literary remains. An epistolary graphomaniac, he left behind 15,000 letters to some 1,300 people... more »

Essays & Opinions

In 1880, Matthew Arnold foresaw religion's being replaced by poetry. If literature did gain that lofty status, it has lost it. Why?... more »