The Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–90) was one of the most important literary figures of the second half of the century. During the years of
Today, September 27th, is the anniversary of the death of Walter Benjamin. Widely considered to be one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth
In the August 11 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education columnist Richard Byrne takes note of the recent “flurry of scholarly work” that “has
The July 28, 2006, issue of Financial Times ran a review of John Gennari’s Blowin’ Hot and Cool: Jazz and its Critics in which resident
Michael Taussig has emerged as one of our most daring intellectuals. His books, which blend rigorous anthropological theory with elements of memoir, literary theory, archival
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Pat Kane reviewed Richard Lanham’s The Economics of Attention: Style and Substance in the Age of Information in the Independent today. “If there’s one thing
Chris Gondek has an audio interview with Richard A. Lanham on The Invisible Hand, his weekly podcast devoted to management and business topics. In The
Library Journal recently praised John Gennari’s Blowin’ Hot and Cool: Jazz and Its Critics: "Gennari…performs something magical: he manages to make the role and history
Whether they’re writing about art, food, movies, or music, critics have always been received with both awe and ire by their readers and by their