Academic wisdom lost in pursuit of anger and avarice
What have our universities become? What have they lost? Yes, they are reliable providers of professional training, as Western ...
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Illinois Wesleyan hosts marathon read of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' epic poem
BLOOMINGTON — For 10 hours on Saturday, inside the Ames Library at Illinois Wesleyan University, a dozen or so students, scholars and literature lovers read all 10,000-plus lines of "Paradise Lost.
Why's it called that? Literary roads lead to Poet Hill neighborhood in Worcester
The new housing project, looming over the neighorhood, carries the name Poet Hill Residences. The project, nearing completion ...
My great great grandmother’s Lahore flirtation with Rudyard Kipling
The enthralling city in modern-day Pakistan launched Kipling’s career – and was where he developed a crush on an Englishwoman ...
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Why's it called that? Literary roads lead to Poet Hill neighborhood in Worcester
Hemans Street is traced to 19th-century English poet Felicia Hemans. Bremer Street? That's nod to Fredrika Bremer, a Swedish writer. Milton Street recognizes Englishman John Milton. Whittier ...
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See list of book signings and other literary events coming up in New Orleans
Alexandra Davis: 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Suite 1155, Harahan. The author reads and sings "Beignet Bunny" and "Rise and Shine, It's Mardi Gras Time!" Information here.
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Letters from Our Readers
It’s always good to read a full and searching essay on the durable interest of John Milton’s “Paradise ... it should be read aloud. This poem reminds us of what English can accomplish ...
Marianne Faithfull, singer and actress, 1946-2025
In the description of her superb 1994 memoir Faithfull, she was bedevilled by “grotesque contracts, lying, cheating crafty legalisms, mad and bungling managers and barbaric schedules”. Relief of a ...