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Richard Holmes’s purpose in his new study of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s formative years, therefore, is to rediscover Tennyson before the beard.

Ibn Arabi explains that Nizam, representing divinity, cannot be understood through orthodox dogma but through love alone. Her solitary chamber, he clarifies, is actually the human heart. He also ...

If that seems a surprising subject, I should mention that I’m dealing with two books: ‘Goethe is Back’ by Nicole Simon, and ‘Prostitution’ by Bettina Flitner, photo-based publications which arrived ...

Director: Christian Klandt | Actors: Luise Heyer, Klaus Manchen, Michael Klammer, Katharina Matz | Year: 2019| FSK: 0 | Duration: 115 min. A pub is a special place. After treating herself to some time ...

Thomas Mann and the Making of The Magic MountainMorten Hoi Jensen, Yale University Press, £22THIS is a whole new genre – a kind of Netflix-style academic book which reads scenically yet delivers a ...

Judith Chernaik’s idea to feature verse in subway cars has transformed the morning commutes of millions worldwide. Forty years ago, Judith Chernaik had the idea to put poems in the Underground, London ...

How hard-boiled language lessons from Adrienne, the motorcycle-riding author of a series of 1970s language books, turned a homebody into an explorer. By Mary Bergman “The whole world comes to ...