Books & the Arts

Words Apart Words Apart

In Amitav Ghosh's new novel, language is a medium of power.

May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Nell Freudenberger

Just My Imagination Just My Imagination

Russell Jacoby's study of utopian thought is a flawed treasure.

May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Terry Eagleton

The Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation

Paul Johnson and Christopher Hitchens's new books on the Founding Fathers.

May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare

Arthur Miller: 1915–2005 Arthur Miller: 1915–2005

The politics of a progressive playwright.

May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Tony Kushner

What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?

A review of James Hurt's Writing Illinois.

May 25, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Megan Marz

The Optical Unconscious The Optical Unconscious

Max Ernst at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

May 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto

On Sartre’s God Problem On Sartre’s God Problem

Reflections on the centenary of the birth of Jean-Paul Sarte.

May 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Norman Mailer

Epistemology of the Closet Epistemology of the Closet

A biography of Utilitarian philosopher Henry Sidgwick sheds new light on life in the Victorian era.

May 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Martha C. Nussbaum

Terkel Talks Terkel Talks

Studs diagnoses a national Alzheimer's disease.

May 16, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Cott

Love on the Run Love on the Run

She has the face of a mermaid--a real one, not a Disney blonde. The wide undulant mouth drinks in her world like oxygen; the hazel eyes reflect a bent and wavering light.

May 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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