Since the 16th century, the Spanish language has been interwoven into the fabric of American history, shaping its literary and cultural landscapes. Yet, much of this literary tradition remains ...

Tanikawa Shuntarō, who passed away in November this year, can be said to be Japan’s most popular poet of modern times. Many poets have won acclaim in the country over the past century or so, including ...

When it comes to cleverly crafted fine lines in prose or poetry, a palindrome is a word, phrase, or sequence of words that reads the same backward as forward, such as 'Madam, I’m Adam.' In his book ...

The Infosys Prize 2025 in Humanities and Social Sciences was recently awarded to Professor Andrew Ollett, who teaches at the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of ...

Since coming to office, the Obama Administration has been intent on standardizing what is taught at each grade level in all of the nation’s schools. It has used its flagship “Race to the Top” ...

Literary criticism once had an outsize reach, influencing the terms and concepts of disciplines like art and legal studies. With it came an outsize ego. During the 1970s and 80s, the heyday of ...