… of ideal. Identification embraces the American audience, widens meaning, assumes understanding. The … They may read Henry James’s preface to his New Yorfc Edition as autobiography, and at least one so reads … The book, as they say, is even better than the life. 609-626 …
… it is a celebration of country life abounding in folk melodies, lyrical warmth, and orchestral color. For the central … with a sure hand. It is possible to quibble over minor points, yet the performance as a whole is worthy of the … be found on To Drive the Cold Winter Away (Vanguard VSD-71261), a delightful patchwork quilt of carols, dances, and …
Fiction
… constancy, as if some terrible snarl trapped inside her was coming out in increments. I nudged her awake and she … All the missing dogs and cats in town, their photos and vitals and last known whereabouts posted on telephone … rebuke? Why couldn’t I simply have replied, Me too ? She died last month. There was a small gathering at the Daytona …
Poetry
… 1853, A. C. Baldwin published The Traveler’s Vade Mecum, a compendium of more than 8,000 phrases that could be … and copper is rising; I must offer my compliments to the ladies. I will be refusing all medical advice, except for that … I traveled before I was born, and will travel after I die. They will come together, each clutching their copies, …
… in American history. Ideas of great value are born, but die young; hopeful currents flow for a time, only to become … and the closed provincial life of his family—this problem points back to that of the author. For Miss Boyle has … rhetoric too, as courageous, as efficient as possible. 243-261 By Matthew Josephson …
Criticism
… a slideshow of “ Last Photographs ,” a photo-essay forthcoming in this summer’s issue of VQR. The essay documents … Shaw said he could explain the initial reticence of soldiers and marines toward embedded journalists. “We don’t … Ben Shaw (left) talking with Ashley Gilbertson (right). Also pictured are (left to right) Andrea Bruce, a …