Syllabus for an English literature course (EN136) at Fairfield University, Spring 2018. Explores the cultural status of the book over time and its effect on literary production and analysis in Anglophone literature. By examining transitional periods in the history of books and other media—the shift from oral to written culture, the invention of t…[Read more]

The artist, collector, and critic Charles Ricketts (1866–1931) has often been characterised as a reactionary voice in early-twentieth-century debates about modern art. Although he responded conservatively to modern-art developments such as those embodied by the term ‘Post-Impressionism’, his work in book design and illustration exemplifies p…[Read more]