Articles of Note

War, corruption, oppression, and misogyny were facts of life in Renaissance Italy. Are the period’s great artistic achievements complicit in those brutalities?... more »

New Books

Shrinking news coverage, online consumer reviews, the withering of literature in public esteem: an audit of book reviewing in uncertain times... more »

Essays & Opinions

Much of the poetry we love most is wistful and regret-filled. Why? The all-too human hankering for things to be other than they are. Michael Dirda explains... more »