A MORE satisfactory volume of English prose than this has not come into our hands since the first appearance of the famous “ Essays and Reviews.” Differing widely from that collection in kind and ...

A Literary Tour of Italy by Tim Parks (Nov. 29, trade paper, $17, ISBN 978-1-84688-391-0) contains a selection of the acclaimed novelist and short story writer’s essays on the literature of his ...

OF the twelve papers here reprinted, the seven more strictly literary essays are in the interest of that self-respectful demeanor, high purpose, and honest art in literature which Mr. Higginson has ...

Essay collections appear infrequently on the lists of most popular nonfiction — memoirs and historical narratives dominate conversations about the genre. Those forms of nonfiction are wonderful in ...

Dan Dixon does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

This article analyzes the essay writing of Camila Henríquez Ureña (1894-1973). Despite having actively participated in the intellectual and academic fields of Cuba and the United States, Henríquez ...

Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at the School of Communication and Information Roxane Gay ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson and Mene Ukueberuwa. Image: Jakub Porzycki/Zuma Press High-school seniors are furiously feathering final flourishes ...