The name's meaning is contested – it could derive from ancient Egyptian and mean "warrior lion," or it could derive from ...

‘A canvas for black artistry’: Miami exhibit celebrates Harlem Renaissance literature and art. Amanda Rosa. Thu, May 23, 2024 at 8:30 AM UTC. 10 min read. Most people just see the sphinx.

Queer literature isn’t just a modern phenomenon; it boasts a rich and diverse history that spans centuries. From the lyrical ...

Norwood curated “Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance,” a sprawling exhibition celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the start of the Harlem Renaissance at The Wolfsonian.

The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies relies on the talents, scholarship and research of faculty across the University, including faculty in the Departments of English, History, Philosophy, ...

OPINION: I teach Renaissance literature at Columbia, but this week’s lessons are about political protests and administrative decisions Our president’s decision to call in police has turned campus into ...

Did you realize how many idioms commonly used today have their origins in Renaissance literature and culture of the 16th and 17th centuries? These trendy turns of phrase are the best things since ...

Glorious Bodies: Trans Theology and Renaissance Literature Colby Gordon. Univ. of Chicago, $27.50 (272p) ISBN 978-0-226-83500-6 ...

In “Shakespeare’s Sisters: How Women Wrote the Renaissance,” Targoff profiles the lives and works of Mary Sidney, Aemelia Lanyer, Elizabeth Cary, and Anne Clifford, whose works of poetry ...

But during the Harlem Renaissance, he reprinted it with his name on the cover. “People felt more free,” Norwood said. “He literally didn’t feel comfortable writing this book under his own ...

But in carrying out my research on Renaissance literature and gender, I’ve been struck by how many of that period’s love poems were not for lovers. These sonnets, ...