Winston’s brush with history
A review of Churchill: The Statesman as Artist, by David Cannadine.
Nothin’ like a dame
On the debate over a fictional portrayal of Dr. James Barry, née Margaret Ann Bulkley.
Woke’s on you
On the “radical intersectionalist poet” Titania McGrath.
Features
Pound’s China/Pound’s “Cathay”
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A review of Cathay: A Critical Edition, by Ezra Pound, edited by Timothy Billings.
An interview with Christian Wiman
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The New Criterion’s poetry editor interviews the poet, editor, and teacher.
Ex libris
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A review of Shakespeare’s Library: Unlocking the Greatest Mystery in Literature, by Stuart Kells.
Alcman among the nightingales
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On the Partheneion, by Alcman, Sparta’s greatest poet.
Poems
Art
Week in review
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On the Sacklers in London, Altering Scripture, Jay Nordlinger on the arts & more.
High standards, met and not
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Jaap van Zweden on the podium, Matthias Goerne by his side
The Critic’s Notebook
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On W. S. Merwin, Tintoretto, Mark Markham & more from the world of culture.
Honoring Mozart
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A one-composer evening of a high kind
Fostering the American songbook
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On the life and work of the songwriter Stephen Foster.
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