“Beyond the Wild Wood comes the Wide World,” said the Rat. “And that’s something that doesn’t matter, either to you or me. I’ve never been there, and I’m never going, nor you either, if you’ve got any sense at all. Don’t ever refer to it again, please. Now then! Here’s our backwater at last, where… Continue reading »
Archives for March 2008
Monthly archives for March, 2008
Make Way for Abe
The Library of Congress wants to turn its European Reading Room into display space for an exhibit in honor of Abraham Lincoln. (2009 is his bicentennial.) Scholars do not think this is a good idea. Not only do they like the space–and it really is a knockout–they like the multilingual research support they get there…. Continue reading »
My New Favorite Website
Literary Rejections on Display (“Join the Revolution, Join the Pity Party”): Sanctioned by Entertainment Weekly, and sure to make you smile. Through gritted teeth. Remember this: Someone out there will always say no. Can you tell I got a rejection today? One of the better, more thoughtful ones–much to admire, etc. etc.–which only makes it… Continue reading »
Did He or Didn’t He?
Did Coleridge translate Goethe’s Faust? Two Romanticists say yes. Others say no. Passionate debate ensues. I’ve written about the devilish kerfluffle here. As one of my sources told me, “Coleridgeans are not known for their unanimity.”
Revolt of the MFAs, Round II
And, as the Chronicle reports today (subscription required), the students have won: The University of Iowa has backtracked on a plan to post all graduate students’ theses online and make them freely available to the public. The reversal came in response to vigorous protests last week from students in the university’s prestigious graduate program in… Continue reading »
