intellectual life

Describes the time period known as the Harlem Renaissance, during which African American artists, poets, writers, thinkers, and musicians flourished in Harlem, New York.

A chronicle of the Harlem Renaissance, examining the movements and people behind the blossoming of African-American culture and pride in the 1920s.

Recounts the vibrant personalities and remarkable cultural movements that flourished in America's leading African-American community during the 1920s and 1930s.

Describes how some of Paris's famous artists and writers, such as Pablo Picasso, Max Jacob, and Guillaume Apollinaire, spend their day before preparing to attend a party at Gertrude Stein's apartment.

Draws on excerpts from letters and other writings to explore how French served as the universal language for politics and intellectual life in Sweden, Austria, Italy, Spain, England, Russia, and Germany during the eighteenth century.

Presents a study of Dante, his writings, and his world.

Examines the life of Emily Dickinson, discussing possible reasons for her isolation, such as an epileptic condition, and a personal and professional feud with the Todd family that began when her married brother, Ned, began an affair with Mabel Todd and persisted after Emily's death.

An examination of place and landscape in literature of the American Midwest, relating Midwestern pastoral writers to their local geographies and explaining their approaches.