Literature
Who is more Machiavellian? A new book argues that Niccolo is actually virtuous—so Dilbert's sidekick wins again.
May/June 1998 | Posted 05.01.98
The unique spiritual pilgrimage of Madeleine L'Engle.
May/June 1998 | Posted 05.01.98
The civil-rights movement as theological drama.
March/April 1998 | Posted 03.01.98
Torn between the demands of black nationalism and American democracy.
March/April 1998 | Posted 03.01.98
March/April 1998 | Posted 03.01.98
Established novelists who write poetry are like movie stars who really want to direct.
March/April 1998 | Posted 03.01.98
I was aware that the poetry industry had gone through a number of software upgrades since I last twirled an "oftimes."
March/April 1998 | Posted 03.01.98
If consciousness is only an illusion, it's the greatest mistake human beings have ever made.
January/February 1998 | Posted 01.01.98
Milton said that a good poet must first be a good man. Wallace Stegner is one of the few twentieth-century writers who took this to heart.
January/February 1998 | Posted 01.01.98
The compelling world of Dick Francis's mysteries.
January/February 1998 | Posted 01.01.98
A novel with a large vision, set on the American frontier.
January/February 1998 | Posted 01.01.98
September/October 1997 | Posted 09.01.97