In the 16th century, French philosopher Michel de Montaigne, who is considered to be the progenitor of the modern essay, explained that his “essais” (the French word means “attempt”) were meant to ...

'One might, at an early age, wish to be a poet or a dramatist or a novelist or even possibly a critic," Joseph Epstein writes in "A Literary Education," his 13th collection of essays. "One somehow ...

“Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest” is a new collection of essays inspired by writers’ encounters with the ...

Belleville East senior Kalyn Reid featured in NEHS Museletter for essay on Bram Stoker's impact on Gothic horror and Catholic ...

Tackling works by Rushdie, Naguib Mahfouz, Doris Lessing, Borges and A.S. Byatt, Stranger Shores: Literary Essays collects critical work by South African author and two-time Booker-winner J.M. Coetzee ...

There is fortunate timing to the Library of America’s bringing out in two volumes Edmund Wilson’s Literary Essays and Reviews of the 1920s & 30s and Literary Essays and Reviews of the 1930s & ...

In the first episode of the JMoney Sports Podcast, producer Jason Hardrict talks about the end of the 2024 Oregon football season and the beginning... Atmosphere is a touchy subject at Matthew Knight ...