Lately, in English departments the idea of grouping works of literature by when they were written has started to feel outdated, or at least old-fashioned. This might sound odd since the field is ...

NOT since the ninth century, when the Caliph elMamun, son of Harun el-Rashid, made his court a haven for men of letters, have Arab writers been so productive as they are today. In 1954, over four ...

It has been a century since the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s seminal classic “The Great Gatsby.” Since then, it has become a staple in classrooms around the United States, a definitive member ...

Teachers are encouraged to read “Medieval Japan: An Introductory Essay,” by historian Ethan Segal, prior to conducting this lesson. The introductory essay may also be assigned to students with ...