The classic works from the early years of the country still provide the creative spark that inspires those who carry the ...
Smith College Professor Michael Thurston uncovers how one influential critic helped shape the early American literary landscape As difficult as it might be to believe today, there wasn’t much support ...
The Berkshires of Massachusetts and New York have been home to many of America’s greatest writers, and none more important than Herman Melville. The author of “Moby-Dick,” “Typee,” and “Billy Budd” ...
Writer-director Angela Summereder discusses the hybrid approach of her movie, screening at Austria's Viennale this week, and her plan for a film about motherhood and climate tied to the Percival story ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of Herman Melville, you probably think of his Great American Novel, Moby Dick, being assigned reading in high ...
THE TRYING-OUT OF MOBY-DICK (400 pp.)—Howard P. Vincent—Houghton Mifflin ($5). At first, all Herman Melville wanted to do was to write an exciting story. His earlier novels, lively adventure stories ...
A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving. By Mike Ives Literature is fragile.
In “Bright Circle,” Randall Fuller shines a light on the women behind — and before — the male philosophers of 19th-century Massachusetts. By Francesca Wade Paul Theroux, the quintessential travel ...
New Bedford is one step closer to paying homage to literary legend Herman Melville. The larger-than-life sculpture of the "Moby Dick" author titled "Melville and Jonah's Journey" has entered its final ...
Two dark moments in Northampton history – the 1806 execution of two innocent immigrants and the 1960 arrest of a closeted Smith College professor – have an unlikely connection: an upcoming event will ...
From left, Blythe Gassiert (as Hester Prynne), William Hite (as Newton Arvin) and James Demler (as Sgt. John Regan) in the 2017 production of “The Scarlet Professor” by Harley Erdman and Eric Sawyer ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers have their date for at top basketball recruit and when he'll make his commitment. Braydon Hawthorne, a four-star recruit in the Class of 2026, will make his decision for ...