James Flannery: W. B. Yeats’ Poetry Is A “Dialogue Of Self And Soul”
Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer, William Butler (W. B.) Yeats (1865–1939), is considered to this day as one of the greatest English-language...
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John Heiss Sounds Out Igor Stravinsky’s Birds, Puppets and Other Musical Tales
The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) was one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century. His career spanned from the ear...
Looking For Hemingway: Gay Talese Talks of Men and Books
Pulitzer and Nobel-winning writer, Ernest Hemingway (1899 – 1961) was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, whose simple, clear, ...
Einstein’s Dreams: Alan Lightman on the Life and Work of Albert Einstein
Generally considered one of the most influential physicists in history, Albert Einstein’s (1879–1955) groundbreaking theories reshaped the scientifi...
The Inventing Machine: Paul Israel on the Life and Work of Thomas Edison
One of the most influential American inventors of all time, Thomas Edison (1847–1931) is responsible for the creation of several devices that shaped...
The Mozart Effect: Anne-Sophie Mutter on the Life and Work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Considered by many to be the greatest composer of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) composed hundreds of pieces of music. Among his most...
James Flannery: W. B. Yeats’ Poetry Is A “Dialogue Of Self And Soul”
Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer, William Butler (W. B.) Yeats (1865–1939), is considered to this day as one of the greatest English-language...
Standing on Aristotle’s Shoulders: David Roochnik on the Life and Work of Aristotle
The third and final member of a chain of Athenian philosophers who would shape the foundation of Western philosophy, Aristotle (384 B.C.E.–322 B.C.E....
John Heiss Sounds Out Igor Stravinsky’s Birds, Puppets and Other Musical Tales
The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) was one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century. His career spanned from the ear...
Einstein’s Dreams: Alan Lightman on the Life and Work of Albert Einstein
Generally considered one of the most influential physicists in history, Albert Einstein’s (1879–1955) groundbreaking theories reshaped the scientifi...