Early in 1842 , on the eve of his 30th birthday, Charles Dickens made his first trip to America. The author at that time of “Pickwick Papers,” “Oliver Twist,” “Nicholas Nickleby,” and “The Old Curiosity Shop, ” the young novelist was celebrated on both...
THESEUSLovers and madmen have such seething brains,Such shaping fantasies, that apprehendMore than cool reason ever comprehends.The lunatic, the lover and the poetAre of imagination all compact:One sees more devils than vast hell can hold,That is, the...
The Jewish “eruv” practice, which reconciles the Talmudic injunction against carrying objects from private to public space on the Sabbath with the biblical command to make the Sabbath a joyous occasion, is explored in three exhibitions taking place in...
Gary Tomlinson, recently designated as the John Hay Whitney Professor of Music and the Humanities, is a musicologist and cultural theorist.Tomlinson’s teaching and scholarship range across a diverse set of interests, including the history of opera, early-...
A group of leading religion journalists from around the world will meet at Yale Divinity School (YDS) on Thursday, Nov. 15, to discuss the future of faith reporting in the news media.(Illustration by Michael Helfenbein)The free and public panel discussion...