AMERICAN literature, excellent as it is by way of its poetry, is excellent much more by way of its prose. Received opinion, however, stands for the converse. Conscious that in emotion, invention, and ...

I HAVE seen it stated that, when Tennyson’s Princess was published in the United States, two generations ago, it was the best-selling book in the country, and that Patmore’s The Angel in the House, ...

The students in this workshop will delve into the more formal forms of poetry styles; their histories and contemporary usage. Continue to discuss the design and organization of complete books of ...

The critic William Hazlitt (1778–1830), known best in his lifetime for his writing on Shakespeare, was a jack of all trades and a master of none too few, trying his deft hand at painting, philosophy, ...