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This volume proposes a method for reading Milton's De Doctrina Christiana as an artifact of his proc
What are the histories, constraints, and possibilities of language in relation to bodies, origins, l
James Shapiro spoke at the Institute in 2014 about Shakespeare in America, the anthology he edited f
Shakespeare through Islamic Worlds (Routledge, 2024) investigates the peculiar absence of Islam and
How to Love in Sanskrit (HarperCollins, 2024) is an invitation to Sanskrit love poetry, bringing tog
Sumanth Prabhaker is the editor-in-chief of Orion and the founding editor of Madra Press. He earned
Karen Sullivan of Bard College talks to Jana Byars about her recent book, Eleanor of Aquitaine, As I
In Crip Colony: Mestizaje, US Imperialism, and the Queer Politics of Disability in the Philippines (
In this episode of High Theory, Rasheed Tazudeen tells us about the inhuman. The inhuman offers a wa
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University P
The historical narratives of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible have much in common with Icelandic saga
Bandits in Print: "The Water Margin" and the Transformations of the Chinese Novel (Cornell UP, 2023)
In 1960s Egypt, a group of writers exploded onto the literary scene, transforming the aesthetic land
We all sometimes ‘lurk’ in online spaces without posting or engaging, just reading the posts and com
Dr. Kendra Y. Hamilton’s Romancing the Gullah in the Age of Porgy and Bess (University of Georgia Pr
Do translation theorists observe what translators do and develop theories based on that? Do translat
Book bans and book challenges are both on the rise. And they are increasing at unprecedented rates.
We debut a new feature: Recall This Story, in which a contemporary writer picks out a bygone story t
Brandon Taylor practices moral worldbuilding in his fiction—that means an essential piece of these w
How do games represent history, and how do we make sense of the history of games? The industry regul
