Robert Frost’s “Backward Step”
With the world torn loose and rushing past, a backward step is wise.
Three Robert Frost ‘Puzzles’
Three poems of Robert Frost that have baffled readers for decades
Emily Dickinson’s ‘Brittle Pier’
Some of her most moving poems record a spiritual quest: “Narcotics cannot still the Tooth that nibbles at the Soul.”
Victor Hugo’s ‘Eye’ in the Dirt
Such a marvelous touch! With it our man is face-to-face with his sin nature.
What “Heart of Darkness”?
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness may just be the perfect novel.
The Real Mulan
Before you watch the Disney movie, shouldn’t you read the original story?
A Fatal “Expertise”
“Sometimes experts aren’t what they’re hyped up to be.”
The Footprint
One of the greatest narrative finesses in literature…is a footprint of all things!
We Need A Monster-Slayer
If Beowulf doesn’t strike a chord in you, you might need some kind of transplant.
Old Volumes
Of all the books that fill all the shelves, only one has to be hardbound…
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