Articles of Note

Influence is difficult to measure, but however you calculate it, Encounter had it. How a magazine shaped the intellectual climate... more »

New Books

William Blake's flint cottage, Rudyard Kipling's stone manor: What role do houses play in the lives of creative people?... more »

Essays & Opinions

Two years ago, Joseph Epstein set out to learn Latin. As his dream of mastery has given way to reality, what remains is his love for the language... more »