Wednesday, 19 August 2026
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Arts & Letters Daily · 22:47
The ultimate scholarly shortcut, the Ars Notoria was said to instantly grant the full range of medieval learning — but at the risk of poisoning one’s soul ↗The ultimate scholarly shortcut, the Ars Notoria was said to instantly grant the full range of medieval learning — but at the risk of poisoning one’s soul
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:47
In weird-girl literature, detached protagonists have bad jobs, slightly happier best friends, and troubled relationships. Are the novels any good? ↗In weird-girl literature, detached protagonists have bad jobs, slightly happier best friends, and troubled relationships. Are the novels any good?
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:47
Few American writers have skewered the self-deluding barbarity that is American foreign policy with as much force as Dwight Macdonald ↗Few American writers have skewered the self-deluding barbarity that is American foreign policy with as much force as Dwight Macdonald
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:47
What caused a particularly lurid sex scandal in Prussian Königsberg? The theosophical views and alluring curls of Johann Wilhelm Ebel ↗What caused a particularly lurid sex scandal in Prussian Königsberg? The theosophical views and alluring curls of Johann Wilhelm Ebel
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:47
W.G. Sebald’s poetic, picturesque accounts of Austrian literature are, at crucial points, gravely distorted ↗W.G. Sebald’s poetic, picturesque accounts of Austrian literature are, at crucial points, gravely distorted
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:47
The smorgasbord: What began as modest, rule-bound dining in Sweden evolved into something akin to a “pagan feast” in the United States ↗The smorgasbord: What began as modest, rule-bound dining in Sweden evolved into something akin to a “pagan feast” in the United States
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:47
The “.” emerged 2,000 years ago. “?” in the 8th century, “!” in the 14th. Then not much changed since about 1600 ↗The “.” emerged 2,000 years ago. “?” in the 8th century, “!” in the 14th. Then not much changed since about 1600
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:47
What does Emily Wilson make of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey? It’s an “audiovisual spectacle” with little to no “narrative and emotional depth” ↗What does Emily Wilson make of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey? It’s an “audiovisual spectacle” with little to no “narrative and emotional depth”
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:47
Most novels bore before they thrill. A turning point – the volta – marks the moment ennui becomes excitement ↗Most novels bore before they thrill. A turning point – the volta – marks the moment ennui becomes excitement
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:47
“My wonderful horseykins,” “my little sperm whale.” If Chekhov’s love life was epistolary, what are we to make of his fondness for brothels? ↗“My wonderful horseykins,” “my little sperm whale.” If Chekhov’s love life was epistolary, what are we to make of his fondness for brothels?