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Commerce with Montaigne American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jeffrey R. Di Leo
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Commerce with Montaigne Jeffrey R. Di Leo (bio) In 1676, the Catholic Church put Montaigne's Essays on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum. According to the New Catholic Encyclopedia (2003), the index, "established in 1557 by Pope Paul IV, was a list of books that Catholics were prohibited from reading on pain of excommunication," it continues
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Introduction American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jessi Rae Morton
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Introduction Jessi Rae Morton (bio) As citizens of the digital world, we engage with art every day, and our interactions with artworks have been further altered by disruptions to the fine art economy coinciding with the rise—and some would say fall—of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Over the past several years, NFTs and AI (artificial intelligence)
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The Story of NFTs: Artists, Technology, and Democracy by Amy Whitaker and Nora Burnett Abrams (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jessi Rae Morton
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Story of NFTs: Artists, Technology, and Democracy by Amy Whitaker and Nora Burnett Abrams Jessi Rae Morton (bio) the story of nfts: artists, technology, and democracy Amy Whitaker and Nora Burnett Abrams Rizzoli Electa https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847899364 144 pages; Print, $32.50 In The Story of NFTs: Artists
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Radical Friends: Decentralised Autonomous Organizations and the Arts ed. by Ruth Catlow and Penny Rafferty (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Hannah Grannemann
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Radical Friends: Decentralised Autonomous Organizations and the Arts ed. by Ruth Catlow and Penny Rafferty Hannah Grannemann (bio) radical friends: decentralised autonomous organizations and the arts Edited by Ruth Catlow and Penny Rafferty Torque Editions https://torquetorque.net/publications/radical-friends/ 352 pages; Print
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Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest by Laura Raicovich (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Terry Smith
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest by Laura Raicovich Terry Smith (bio) culture strike: art and museums in an age of protest Laura Raicovich Verso https://www.versobooks.com/books/3777-culture-strike 224 pages; Print, $26.95 Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest begins with a vivid account
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The Art of Diremption: On the Powerlessness of Art by Leonhard Emmerling (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Gavin Sourgen
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Art of Diremption: On the Powerlessness of Art by Leonhard Emmerling Gavin Sourgen (bio) the art of diremption: on the powerlessness of art Leonhard Emmerling Translated by Parnal Chirmuley Seagull Books https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/A/bo165272877.html 164 pages; Print, $24.50 While the precise
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My New Novel/The Down Payment by Ottessa Moshfegh and Issy Wood (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Rene Marzuk
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: My New Novel/The Down Payment by Ottessa Moshfegh and Issy Wood Rene Marzuk (bio) my new novel/the down payment Ottessa Moshfegh and Issy Wood Picture Books/Gagosian https://gagosianshop.com/products/ottessa-moshfegh-my-new-novel-issy-wood-the-down-payment-book 32 pages; Print, $30.00 How does one go about interposing a critical
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No, Alexa: AI Isn't Going to Destroy Art American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 David Riddle Watson
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: No, AlexaAI Isn't Going to Destroy Art David Riddle Watson (bio) The contemporary world is experienced through a variety of mediums simultaneously. In fact, one can now travel to art museums through VR headsets or immerse oneself in the world of Van Gogh. Recently, in the art world, we have all learned a new vocabulary full of investment
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Intervention: An Interview with Ben Okri American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Frederick Luis Aldama
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: InterventionAn Interview with Ben Okri Frederick Luis Aldama Ben Okri's creative energy and reach knows no bounds. His breathtaking repertoire spans an impressive collection of books that give new shape to nonfiction and fiction forms across all genres. His awe-inspiring accolades are legion, including prestigious honorary doctorates from
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In Search of "The Star-Spangled Banner" American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Anthony Madrid
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: In Search of "The Star-Spangled Banner" Anthony Madrid (bio) I mentioned to my students I had never understood the grammar of the first sentence of "The Star-Spangled Banner." They didn't know what I was talking about, and maybe you don't either. So, look: O say can you see, by the dawn's early light,What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's
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The Illuminated Burrow by Max Blecher (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Allan Graubard
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Illuminated Burrow by Max Blecher Allan Graubard (bio) the illuminated burrow Max Blecher Translated by Gabi Reigh Twisted Spoon Press https://www.twistedspoon.com/illuminated-burrow.html 166 pages; Print, $23.00 The intersection of illness and literature is a rich vein that authors have explored, I imagine, ever since
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Ride On, See You by Ann McGlinn (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Edward M. Bury
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Ride On, See You by Ann McGlinn Edward M. Bury (bio) ride on, see you Ann McGlinn Cuidono Press https://cuidono.com/McGlinn_RideOn.html 167 pages, Print: $15.00 Life perceived in the present, of course, can be considered as being fluid, defined by minutes, hours, days, weeks, and years. Fiction allows the author to re-create
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Mr. President by Miguel Ángel Asturias (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Vivian Arimany
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Mr. President by Miguel Ángel Asturias Vivian Arimany (bio) mr. president Miguel Ángel Asturias Translated by David Unger Penguin Books https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667936/mr-president-by-miguel-angel-asturias-a-new-translation-by-david-unger-foreword-by-mario-vargas-llosa-introduction-by-gerald-martin/ 282 pages;
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Passing Again by Tom LeClair (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Neil D. Isaacs
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Passing Again by Tom LeClair Neil D. Isaacs (bio) passing again Tom LeClair I-Beam Books https://shop.spybeambooks.com/product/passing-again 258 pages; Print, $49.00 About halfway through this self-designated novel, during a conversation between Tom and Michael, two of the three major characters (the third being the photographer
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Twenty Stories by Jack Driscoll (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Bob Duxbury
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Twenty Stories by Jack Driscoll Bob Duxbury (bio) twenty stories Jack Driscoll Pushcart Press https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/721973/twenty-stories-by-jack-driscoll/9798985469714 280 pages; Print, $27.00 If you're seeking a homegrown version of Nordic noir, with snow-flecked, frigid scenery and hardbitten characters
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The Literary Assistant as Point Guard American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 E. Ethelbert Miller
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Literary Assistant as Point Guard E. Ethelbert Miller (bio) Is there an app that keeps track of how many books an author signs? In the old days, successful writers had book tours that took them to many major cities. Folks would wait patiently in long lines for the autograph, the signature that too often resembled hieroglyphics. The
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Point of View and Cognitive Mapping: The Case of Mrs. Dalloway American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Robert T. Tally Jr.
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Point of View and Cognitive MappingThe Case of Mrs. Dalloway Robert T. Tally Jr. (bio) Given its cast of perambulating characters and its distinctive registration of the geography of central London, Mrs. Dalloway (1925) has become something of a canonical text in spatial literary studies, as students and critics have traced out the itineraries
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The Translation Stone American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Brian O'Keeffe
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Translation Stone Brian O'Keeffe (bio) In 1799, a large stone was discovered in Egypt. Inscribed on its surface were texts in Greek, demotic, and hieroglyphs. Would this stone permit the hitherto undecipherable hieroglyphs of the ancient Egyptians to be understood? Key to unlocking the secrets of the Egyptian script was that the three
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Foundlings: Found Poems from Prose by DeWitt Henry (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Michael Joyce
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Foundlings: Found Poems from Prose by DeWitt Henry Michael Joyce (bio) foundlings: found poems from prose DeWitt Henry Gazebo Books https://gazebobooks.com.au/product/foundlings/ 142 pages; Print, $20.00 In Wallace Stevens's long poem "The Comedian as the Letter C," his perhaps comic, vaguely semi-autobiographical character
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Where We Lay Down by Jeffrey Franklin (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Adam Vines
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Where We Lay Down by Jeffrey Franklin Adam Vines (bio) where we lay down Jeffrey Franklin Kelsay Books https://kelsaybooks.com/products/where-we-lay-down 104 pages; Print, $18.50 Divided into six sections, Jeffrey Franklin's debut collection, Where We Lay Down, covers quite a bit of ground while still remaining cohesive, ribboning
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The Place Where Grief Begins by Christopher Hirschmann Brandt (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Patricia Laurence
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Place Where Grief Begins by Christopher Hirschmann Brandt Patricia Laurence (bio) the place where grief begins Christopher Hirschmann Brandt Tebot Bach https://www.spdbooks.org/Products/9781939678928/the-place-where-grief-begins.aspx 65 pages; Print, $17.00 The Place Where Grief Begins is a collection of poems in memory
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Wherever I'm At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry ed. by Donald G. Evans and Robin Metz (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Mark Fishbein
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Wherever I'm At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry ed. by Donald G. Evans and Robin Metz Mark Fishbein (bio) wherever i'm at: an anthology of chicago poetry Edited by Donald G. Evans and Robin Metz After Hours Press and Third World Press https://thirdworldpressfoundation.org/product/wherever-im-at-an-anthology-of-chicago-poetry/
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Again, the Dawn: New and Selected Poems, 1976–2022 by Grace Shulman (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Hilary Sideris
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Again, the Dawn: New and Selected Poems, 1976–2022 by Grace Shulman Hilary Sideris (bio) again, the dawn: new and selected poems, 1976–2022 Grace Shulman Turtle Point Press https://www.turtlepointpress.com/books/again-the-dawn-new-and-selected-poems-1976-2022/ 280 pages; Print, $22.00 Grace Shulman, master of many poetic forms
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A Suite of Dances by Mark Weiss (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Christopher Winks
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: A Suite of Dances by Mark Weiss Christopher Winks (bio) a suite of dances Mark Weiss Shearsman Books https://www.shearsman.com/store/Mark-Weiss-A-Suite-of-Dances-p376037591 204 pages; Print, £14.95 The title of Mark Weiss's full-length poetic sequence immediately conjures up associations with the transformations of dance rhythms
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An Appalachian Voice Speaks for Ohio: A Conversation with Kari Gunter-Seymour American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Renee H. Shea
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: An Appalachian Voice Speaks for OhioA Conversation with Kari Gunter-Seymour Renee H. Shea In June 2020, when Ohio governor Mike DeWine called Kari Gunter-Seymour to offer her the position of the state's poet laureate, she promised, "I'm going to be lifting up my people. I'm going to be lifting up Appalachia." She has done that and far
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The Cambridge Companion to World Crime Fiction ed. by Jesper Gulddal, Stewart King, and Alistair Rolls (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 David Riddle Watson
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Cambridge Companion to World Crime Fiction ed. by Jesper Gulddal, Stewart King, and Alistair Rolls David Riddle Watson (bio) the cambridge companion to world crime fiction Edited by Jesper Gulddal, Stewart King, and Alistair Rolls Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/literat
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Criticism and Politics: A Polemical Introduction by Bruce Robbins (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Robert T. Tally Jr.
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Criticism and Politics: A Polemical Introduction by Bruce Robbins Robert T. Tally Jr. (bio) criticism and politics: a polemical introduction Bruce Robbins Stanford University Press https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=34344 272 pages; Print, $24.00 Early in Criticism and Politics: A Polemical Introduction, Bruce Robbins tells
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BRUT: Writings on Art & Artists by Harold Jaffe (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Eckhard Gerdes
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: BRUT: Writings on Art & Artists by Harold Jaffe Eckhard Gerdes (bio) brut: writings on art & artists Harold Jaffe Anti-Oedipus Press https://anti-oedipuspress.com/books/brut/ 144 pages; Print, $16.95 Harold Jaffe's transgressive fictions range from the social critique of his novel Mole's Pity (1979), through his fiction treatments
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The Melancholia of Class: A Manifesto for the Working Class by Cynthia Cruz (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Josh Polinard
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Melancholia of Class: A Manifesto for the Working Class by Cynthia Cruz Josh Polinard (bio) the melancholia of class: a manifesto for the working class Cynthia Cruz Repeater https://repeaterbooks.com/product/the-melancholia-of-class-a-manifesto-for-the-working-class/ 228 pages; Print, $14.95 Robin DiAngelo's bestseller
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Particularly the Press American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Charles Alexander
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Particularly the Press Charles Alexander (bio) Often I have wished to gather into a room, for a conversation if not a lifetime of conversations, a few women writers of the early twentieth century, specifically, Gertrude Stein, Virginia Woolf, and H.D. (Hilda Doolittle). They are all, in their own way, Curies "of the laboratory / of vocabulary
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Panentheism: Ontology of the Future, or Poetics? American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Daniel T. O'Hara
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: PanentheismOntology of the Future, or Poetics? Daniel T. O'Hara (bio) "Panentheism" in theology is the belief in the co-inherence of God and the world. However else God and the world are defined, it is this relationship that distinguishes it. Neither absolute transcendence nor total immanence describes God vis-à-vis the world or the world
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Cormac McCarthy's Abendrot American Book Review Pub Date : 2024-03-12 David Cowart
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Cormac McCarthy's Abendrot David Cowart (bio) For this reader, convinced that he beheld in Cormac McCarthy, Thomas Pynchon, and Don DeLillo the apex literati of our time (yes, yes, white males all), apocalypse took the form foretold when, on June 13, a third of that splendid asterism was swept from the firmament. One step ahead of death
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Of All the People American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Jeffrey R. Di Leo
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Of All the People Jeffrey R. Di Leo (bio) PANDĒMOS (Πάνδημος), i.e. "common to all the people," occurs as a surname of Aphrodite, and that in a twofold sense, first describing her as the goddess of low sensual pleasures as Venus vulgivaga or popularis, in opposition to Venus (Aphrodite) Urania, or the heavenly Aphrodite. She was represented
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Introduction American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Paul Allen Miller
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Introduction Paul Allen Miller (bio) The discipline of Classics seems always to be in crisis. It is hard to know when this began. Some might cite the famous statement published by Georg Luck when he became editor in 1987 of America's oldest journal in Classics, the American Journal of Philology (AJP). AJP is a journal that until recently
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Future-Proofing Humanistic Study American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Joy Connolly
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Future-Proofing Humanistic Study Joy Connolly (bio) Let me begin with a proposition that might sound excessive or utopian: We can ensure that the study of the ancient world has a strong presence in every institution of higher education in the country. This is very far from the case today. Given current trends in enrollments and majors
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Unlearning Limits American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Brooke Holmes
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Unlearning Limits Brooke Holmes (bio) The nature of the classical is to give the impression of immunity to time. In practice, what is most certain is its endless rethinking. If the classical is unstable, so much more so is that thing we call Classics. For professional classicists, this last point unsettles at a moment when the future of
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Death to Classics American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Shane Butler
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Death to Classics Shane Butler (bio) As the late August evening gave way to night, I was packing my bags to leave the next day for Rome, where, among other things, I would write the dissertation that I would defend upon my return to New York two and a half years later. The windows of my apartment were open, sending the nocturnal purr of
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The Elasticity and Capaciousness of Classics American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Barbara K. Gold
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Elasticity and Capaciousness of Classics Barbara K. Gold (bio) Perhaps the most amazing thing about Classics/Classical Studies/Greek and Roman Studies (whatever we want to call it—the jury is still out) is its elasticity; its ability—indeed its urgency—to reach out temporally, spatially, materially, semantically, theoretically; its
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Toward a Comparative Classics American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Paul Allen Miller
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Toward a Comparative Classics Paul Allen Miller (bio) Last March I found myself in the Sultanate of Oman preparing to give a commencement address at the National University of Science and Technology. I had flown in a few days earlier to recover from the jet lag, and I decided to take advantage of my time to leave the bustling, modern city
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Images and the Discipline of the Classics American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Patrice D. Rankine
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Images and the Discipline of the Classics Patrice D. Rankine (bio) No one in the Global North alive in 2016 can forget the haunting image of the young boy with disheveled, dusty hair, his hollow stare into the camera as blood obscures half his face. The boy was five-year-old Omran Daqneesh, a Syrian caught in a Russian air strike on the
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What Is a Future for Classics? American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Erika Zimmermann Damer
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: What Is a Future for Classics? Erika Zimmermann Damer (bio) I contemplate this question as a mid-career professor at a small liberal arts university in the mid-Atlantic, and I ask it mindful of the panel in our field that brought national attention to the future of Classics in 2019, and in conversation with critical dialogues that preceded
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Philology No More? Latin and Greek on the Sidelines American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Nigel Nicholson
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Philology No More?Latin and Greek on the Sidelines Nigel Nicholson (bio) No one would raise an eyebrow if an undergraduate philosophy major at an American university studied Hegel, Kant, or de Beauvoir without knowing German or French. Nor would anyone raise an eyebrow if an undergraduate history major studied the Russian Revolution without
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On Reading a Classic American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Shadi Bartsch
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: On Reading a Classic Shadi Bartsch (bio) We were in mid-conversation. "Oh!" said my student, her eyes widening. "Vergil calls him pious all the time, and Aeneas says it of himself, but the rest of the narrative just doesn't back that up. There's the sacrifice of Italians. And he dissimulates to Dido. And he never shook Latinus's right
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We Have Never Been Ancient American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Joseph Farrell
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: We Have Never Been Ancient Joseph Farrell (bio) One of William Faulkner's most famous epigrams tells us that "The past is never dead. It's not even past." But those who repeat or paraphrase Faulkner, and even Faulkner himself, are usually concerned with a past that is not very deep. It's really just a matter of a few generations. On the
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Debts American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Dan-el Padilla Peralta
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Debts Dan-el Padilla Peralta (bio) Only way he comin' back is through his unborns —Lil Wayne, "Uproar" (2018) Recently I've been spending some time in the intellectual company of longtermists, not because I find their arguments persuasive but because they seem to have stumbled upon an effective rhetorical strategy. As I understand it,
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Interventions: An Interview with Cristina García American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Frederick Luis Aldama
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: InterventionsAn Interview with Cristina García Frederick Luis Aldama Since Cristina García burst onto the global literary stage in 1992 with her critically acclaimed debut novel, Dreaming in Cuban, she emerged as a singular, significant force in the shaping of our contemporary world letters. Her many novels have been translated and published
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On the Salernitan Questions American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Anthony Madrid
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: On the Salernitan Questions Anthony Madrid (bio) The backstory is charming. A book collector buys a Renaissance manuscript codex. He finds in it, amid piles of unrelated material, a transcript of a bizarre Latin poem, about three quarters of which is nothing but a rigmarole of questions. "Why do tidings of disgrace cure hiccups?" "Why
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The Suffering of Lesser Mammals by Greg Sanders (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Edward M. Bury
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Suffering of Lesser Mammals by Greg Sanders Edward M. Bury (bio) the suffering of lesser mammals Greg Sanders Owl Canyon Press https://www.owlcanyonpress.com/product-page/the-suffering-of-lesser-mammals 152 pages; Print, $18.95 Everything driven by the creative process—be it music, dance, the visual arts, or another expression
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Blue Rhinoceros, or Pedestrian Verses by Jesse Salvo (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Alexander Luft
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Blue Rhinoceros, or Pedestrian Verses by Jesse Salvo Alexander Luft (bio) blue rhinoceros, or pedestrian verses Jesse Salvo New Meridian Arts https://www.newmeridianarts.com/blue-rhinoceros 368 pages; Print, $20.00 In 2019 the United Nations issued a report estimating around one million species are in danger of extinction
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The Poet as Cartographer American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 E. Ethelbert Miller
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Poet as Cartographer E. Ethelbert Miller (bio) During a recorded Zoom conversation with Miho Kinnas, a Japanese poet and translator, I found myself thinking about why we had begun collaborating on writing poems together. Was this the result of a pandemic hangover? Had we become addicted to the daily exchanging of emails and the discussion
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Babel and the Beginning of Translation American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Brian O'Keeffe
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Babel and the Beginning of Translation Brian O'Keeffe (bio) Once upon a time, the Bible tells us, "the whole earth was of one language" (Genesis 11). Contemplate the halcyon days of the earth's people: harmonized by linguistic uniformity, peacefully complacent in the expectation that communications were transparent, there was no need for
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The Many Names for Mother by Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach, and: Apricots of Donbas by Lyuba Yakimchuk (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Duane Niatum
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Many Names for Mother by Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach, and: Apricots of Donbas by Lyuba Yakimchuk Duane Niatum (bio) the many names for mother Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach Kent State University Press https://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2019/the-many-names-for-mother/#:~:text=Julia%20Kolchinsky%20Dasbach&text=The%20Many%2
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My Body Lives Like a Threat by Megha Sood (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Austin Alexis
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: My Body Lives Like a Threat by Megha Sood Austin Alexis (bio) my body lives like a threat Megha Sood FlowerSong Press https://www.flowersongpress.com/store-j9lRp/p/my-body-lives-like-a-threat 96 pages; Print, $18.00 Megha Sood's debut full-length poetry collection, My Body Lives Like a Threat, is a model of contemporary poetry
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Divine Blue Light (for John Coltrane) by Will Alexander (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Allan Graubard
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Divine Blue Light (for John Coltrane) by Will Alexander Allan Graubard (bio) divine blue light (for john coltrane) Will Alexander City Lights Books https://citylights.com/general-poetry/divine-blue-light-pocket-poets-63/ 108 pages; Print, $16.95 Will Alexander is well known for his poetry, criticism, and plays. If brevity
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Bags and Tools: Poems by Michael Fleming (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Laura C. Stevenson
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Bags and Tools: Poems by Michael Fleming Laura C. Stevenson (bio) bags and tools: poems Michael Fleming Green Writers Press https://greenwriterspress.com/book/bags-and-tools/ 76 pages; Print, $15.95 From the quadrameter title poem with which it begins to the celebrational sonnet with which it concludes, Michael Fleming's Bags
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Finalists by Rae Armantrout (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Thomas C. Marshall
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Finalists by Rae Armantrout Thomas C. Marshall (bio) finalists Rae Armantrout Wesleyan University Press https://www.weslpress.org/9780819580672/finalists/ 176 pages; Print, $16.95 Finalists is, as we usually like a book of poetry to be, a treasury of small pleasures. The prevailing trends have taught us to expect little insights
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The Wicking of the Broken Heart by Robin Eichele (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Joy Gaines-Friedler
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Wicking of the Broken Heart by Robin Eichele Joy Gaines-Friedler (bio) the wicking of the broken heart Robin Eichele Cyberwit.net https://www.cyberwit.net/publications/1836 130 pages; Print, $15.00 Robin Eichele's poems ask these heady, existential questions: Who are we? Why are we here? How do we fit? What is real? What
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The Collected Works of Kathleen Tankersley Young ed. by Erik La Prade and Joshua Rothes (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Julie Mellby
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Collected Works of Kathleen Tankersley Young ed. by Erik La Prade and Joshua Rothes Julie Mellby (bio) the collected works of kathleen tankersley young Edited by Erik La Prade and Joshua Rothes Sublunary Editions https://sublunaryeditions.com/products/the-collected-works-kathleen-tankersley-young 248 pages; Print, $22
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The "Priceless Risk" of J. Drew Lanham: Poet Laureate of Edgefield County, South Carolina American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Renee H. Shea
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The "Priceless Risk" of J. Drew LanhamPoet Laureate of Edgefield County, South Carolina Renee H. Shea With a history that spans centuries, the role of a poet laureate has gained enormous popularity and influence in the twenty-first century. In the United States, what began as a Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1937 has
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Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents by Stephanie L. Herdrich and Sylvia Yount (review) American Book Review Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Jan Garden Castro
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents by Stephanie L. Herdrich and Sylvia Yount Jan Garden Castro (bio) winslow homer: crosscurrents Stephanie L. Herdrich and Sylvia Yount The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Distributed by Yale University Press) https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9781588397478/winslow-homer/ 200 pages; Cloth, $50.00 Winslow