Imperial Delusions
From the late eighteenth century onward, the British justified their empire with a continually updated ideology of moral purpose and historical necessity.
July 1, 2021 issue
Bob Dylan, Historian
Across the six decades of his career, the singer-songwriter has mined America’s past for images, characters, and events that speak to the nation’s turbulent present.
June 19, 2021
India’s Streaming Auteurs
Realistic depictions of religion, sexuality, and politics have been off-limits in Bollywood for decades, but in recent years directors were able to bypass censorship by moving to the small screen.
July 1, 2021 issue
Dickinson’s Improvisations
A new edition of Emily Dickinson’s Master letters highlights what remains blazingly intense and mysterious in her work.
July 1, 2021 issue
Free from the Archives
How My Father Made Landfall
“I’d always known my father’s papers contained a trove of letters from some of the big names in twentieth-century literature,” Sylvia Poggioli writes. “But it wasn’t until I finally began going through his papers one by one that I discovered the breadth and richness of his literary world, his passion and political engagement.”
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