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Our Spectres Round Us Night and Day

Our Spectres Round Us Night and Day

Mark Edmundson— Is it possible for entire societies to grow ill? Can a large population become mentally unstable? William Blake thought so.  Blake, the first major English Romantic poet, diagnosed… READ MORE

Ep. 106 – The Original Psychonauts

Ep. 106 – The Original Psychonauts

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, Mike Jay talks with us about his new book, Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Soundcloud

Samuel Johnson on Endings

Samuel Johnson on Endings

This year Yale University Press published Samuel Johnson, a diverse and accessible selected works of eighteenth-century Britain’s preeminent man of letters. The following excerpt is a section from one of… READ MORE

A Tribute to Theodore Margellos

A Tribute to Theodore Margellos

John Donatich— The recent passing of Theodore Margellos sent me to my bookshelf to look at the Margellos World Republic of Letters volumes lined up side by side. Together, they… READ MORE

From Dante to Disney

From Dante to Disney

José María Pérez Fernández and Edward Wilson-Lee— A few days ago, a subsecretary in the newly-installed Italian government led by Mario Draghi tweeted out to followers an inspiring message which… READ MORE

A Conversation with Hoda Barakat

A Conversation with Hoda Barakat

Next month, Yale University Press is pleased to publish Voices of the Lost by Hoda Barakat, translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth, a novel that weaves together a series of… READ MORE

Making Room for Books

Making Room for Books

Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen— When in 1656 Rembrandt was forced to declare bankruptcy, a full inventory was made of all of his remaining possessions. Among the paintings, furniture… READ MORE

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