Division of Languages and Literature News by Date
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June 2016
06-30-2016
Professor Luc Sante meditates on the disappearance of junk shops, their cultural identity, and the possibility of transcendence amid the junk.
06-28-2016
A young Neil Gaiman spent his shillings on Batman comics, and they made him want to write stories of his own. Excerpt from Gaiman's new collection, The View from the Cheap Seats.
06-26-2016
"Over the course of the fifth century BCE, tragedy evolved into an ideal literary vehicle for exploring, and often questioning, the political, social, and civic values of Athens itself."
06-24-2016
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of the most commonly taught texts in schools. Prose explores the novel's strange origins, complex structure, and timeless themes.
06-19-2016
Artist Kate Stone '09 and writer Hannah Schneider '09 met at Bard; now they've created a "poignant and witty" collection of illustrated short stories.
06-12-2016
"[A]n adult reading experience may be a 'dip' compared with the child’s 'soak,' writes Francine Prose, Bard writer in residence.
06-06-2016
Writer in Residence Wyatt Mason profiles choreographer, dancer, and Bard partner Bill T. Jones, who is making some of the most personal work of his career at age 64.
06-03-2016
Bard Writer in Residence Francine Prose travels with three generations of family to one of her favorite places on earth and wonders: Can you ever go back again?
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