Declan Kiely and Isaac Gewirtz, curators of the new Morgan Library exhibit Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul, reveal a more complex, nuanced biography of the American author than the tortured-looking daguerreotypes and tales of horror might at first glance suggest. Terror of the Soul charts Poe’s life and influence on later authors through manuscripts, letters, original publications, and artwork.
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation. More
Lewis Lapham talks with author Earl Swift about the roads that connect America. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move. More
