Romance, romance, romantic, Romantic, Romanticism, 1789-2017 Academics have recently "discovered" romance novels--bodice rippers, Regencies, love stories--but the ideas in these books have a deep history, one that links them to Sir Walter Scott
140 characters to 400 pages, 1847-2017. Humans are hard-wired to love stories--and the more personal the tale the better. But with every narrative there come certain complications: the audience, the author, the text. This week we delve into the
Two men, two volumes, a river and a sea. 1842-1980. We may think that Bruce Springsteen and Alfred, Lord Tennyson are two very different artists, but once we start digging into their work, interesting similarities arise. Join me as I take a tou