"I should have availed myself of waggery, had not malice been multitudinous." —Christopher Smart The English are known for their love of the eccentric. Batty dons, hapless clerics, Colonel Blimps, imperious aunts, and addled aristocrats are scattered over the landscape of . . . Subscribers Only Subscribe now to access the full article and gain...
Author: Gregory Wolfe (Gregory Wolfe)
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The Arty Life
Frances Spalding: Vanessa Bell; Ticknor & Fields; New York. Karen Monson: Alma Mahler: Muse to Genius: From Fin-de-Siecles Vienna to Hollywood's Heyday; Houghton Mifflin; Boston. Women are in many ways the bearers and keepers . . . Subscribers Only Subscribe now to access the full article and gain access to other exclusive features. Already a subscriber?...
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Opinions & Views – Liberal Culture – Closed Circuit
Mr. William Kennedy, a writer lavishly honored last year with both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, recently wrote an enthusiastic review, published by the New York Times Book Review, of a book by Mr. Mario Cuomo, the liberal governor of . . . Subscribers Only Subscribe now to access the full...
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Before the Borscht Belt — and Beyond
The Literary Humor of the Urban Northeast, 1830-1890; Edited by David E. E. Sloane; Louisiana State University Press; Baton Rouge. Chicago’s Public Wits; Edited by Kenny J. Williams and Bernard Duffey; Louisiana State University Press; Baton Rouge. It is a commonplace that humor arises from the amused recognition of the disparity between the ideal and...