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The complete Open Letters Monthly Archive.
Some of Anthony Burgess' most accomplished inventions roam into the past, to Shakespeare and Marlowe's England and Jesus' Judea. How well has his historical fiction stood up across the years?
Read MoreAgatha Christie has received praise from wide and varied corners, and mystery columnist Irma Heldman adds to the chorus with this retrospective on the life and work of the Queen of Crime.
Read MoreWallace Stevens, so long considered the driest and most cerebral of poets, can in fact touch the soul. It all hangs on the nature of poetry itself, what it is.
Read MoreIn this year's special feature, our team of avid readers offered some suggestions for books a little off the beaten path of summer blockbusters.
Read MoreMore of this year's special feature, where we offered some less predictable ideas for books to tuck into your beach tote or suitcase.
Read MoreIs Marjorie Garber's defense of literary studies balm to the beleaguered English professor's soul? Not yet, anyway.
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