Reflections February 2017
Why historians get it wrong
On the misapplication of historical lessons.
On the misapplication of historical lessons.
On the spirit of an age as told in two works by A. S. Byatt.
A reassessment of Mary McCarthy’s antiwar activism.
On reading John Milton’s epic for the first time.
Revisiting Conversations with the Dead, by Danny Lyon, almost half a century after its original publication.
Why do the humanities continue to lose students to STEM fields?
A look back at some of Baroness Orczy’s mystery novels and the vibrant characters within.
Tintern Abbey has changed quite a bit from Wordsworth’s day.
Sir James Headlam-Morley’s success was due to his education in Classics.
How Putin’s incompetence led to the crisis in Ukraine.