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login Current Issue Archive Dispatch Media Events Subscribe Donate Search Vol. 42, No. 9 / May 2024 Facebook X Instagram YouTube Soundcloud login Ten print issues & archive access Subscribe Current Issue Archive Dispatch Media Events Subscribe Donate Search Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: confronting a calumny Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: confronting a calumny On distortions of the soprano’s biography. by Charles Scribner III The malice-dance of John Cowper Powys The malice-dance of John Cowper Powys On the neglected author’s life & work. by Simon Heffer Curtains for Lincoln Center Curtains for Lincoln Center On the falsification of Lincoln Center’s history. by James Panero Narratives of Russian history Narratives of Russian history On Vladimir Putin’s historical claims. by Gary Saul Morson Among the missing, among the dead: black poetry in America Among the missing, among the dead: black poetry in America On black poetry since the Civil War. by William Logan Words, words, words Words, words, words On the Bard’s four-hundred-year legacy. by Amit Majmudar May 2024 Notes & Comments Locked in war by The Editors On wars & cultural annihilation. Green shoots by The Editors On signs of sanity across college campuses. Features Curtains for Lincoln Center by James Panero On the falsification of Lincoln Center’s history. Narratives of Russian history by Gary Saul Morson On Vladimir Putin’s historical claims. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: confronting a calumny by Charles Scribner III On distortions of the soprano’s biography. The malice-dance of John Cowper Powys by Simon Heffer On the neglected author’s life & work. Week in review by Luke Lyman On Kandinsky, British archaeology & Surrealism. Maison de Masson by David Platzer On André Masson: There is No Finished World,” at Centre Pompidou-Metz, France. Poems Two poems by Christian Lehnert: new translations by Richard Sieburth Most popular Curtains for Lincoln Center by James Panero Ring of truth by Paul du Quenoy Tradition’s vanguard by Frederick Hervey-Bathurst Locked in war by The Editors Narratives of Russian history by Gary Saul Morson Letter from Paris Constitutional chicanery by Laurent Lemasson On the new right to abortion in France. Subscribe for access to every article and ten print issues. SUBSCRIBE Reflections Au revoir Orwell? by John Rodden On the attempted cancellation of George Orwell. Theater Old & tired by Kyle Smith On An Enemy of the People , The Notebook & Water for Elephants . Art Painting plus by Karen Wilkin On Expanded Painting in the 1960s & 1970s,” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania. Exhibition note by John Chaves On Angelica Kauffman,” at the Royal Academy, London. Music New York chronicle by Jay Nordlinger On recent performances at David Geffen Hall, Carnegie Hall & the Metropolitan Opera. Stay informed with our weekly email newsletter, The Critic’s Notebook.” Sign Up The media Pieces of hate by James Bowman On fence-sitters & double haters.” Fiction chronicle Lost worlds by Andrew Stuttaford On An Ordinary Youth by Walter Kempowski, Operation Heartbreak by Alfred Duff Cooper, Table for Two by Amor Towles & Ghosted by Mark McCrum. Books Needing no introduction by Paul Dean On Henry James: The Prefaces edited by Oliver Herford. Trench foot by D. J. Taylor On Muse of Fire by Michael Korda. No haven by Steven McGregor On Troubled by Rob Henderson. Game on by Paul Dicken On The Beauty of Games by Frank Lantz. A very cold war by Isaac Sligh On A Nasty Little War by Anna Reid. One of us by Richard Tillinghast On Jersey Breaks by Robert Pinsky. A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITORS Support our crucial work and join us in strengthening the bonds of civilization. Your donation sustains our efforts to inspire joyous rediscoveries. Show Your Support Notebook The heart of fugue by Jonathan Gaisman On fugal writing & Bach’s genius. Search Subscriptions Log In Explore Current Issue Archive Dispatch Media Culture Poetry Art Music Theater Books About Subscribe Donate Bookstore Newsletters Poetry Submissions Advertise Reader Services Gift Subscription Join Our Circle Become A Friend Galliard Society Hilton Kramer Fellowship Edmund Burke Award RSS Feeds Contact Us COPYRIGHT © 1982-2024, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED A site by Beck & Stone Log In Subscribe Current Issue Archive Dispatch Media Subscribe Gift Subscription Donate Culture Art Poetry Music Theater Books Facebook X Instagram YouTube SoundcloudBookstore Reader Services Newsletters Subscribe Advertise Gift Subscription Donate The Edmund Burke Award Join Our Circle Become a Friend Galliard Society Hilton Kramer Fellowship Poetry Submissions RSS Feed Contact Us COPYRIGHT © 1982-2024 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED A site by Beck & Stone Sign into your account Lost your password? Become a subscriber Enjoy unlimited access. Subscribe Current subscribers may register for online...