Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
July 18, 2025
December 09, 2016
The Rest Is History
The legend of Rasputin, Kafka’s greatest fear, and animals who don’t belong.
Read MoreDecember 07, 2016
Lewis Lapham Reads “Hostile Takeover”
Listen to him read his essay on the election of Donald Trump.
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December 07, 2016
In the Clouds
In the summer of 1887, Henry James, Lord Alfred Douglas, and one of England’s most well-connected families converged upon the same weekend house party.
Read MoreDecember 02, 2016
The Rest Is History
Henry VIII is too hot to handle, boredom serves a purpose, and 1900s bachelorettes rate their dates.
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November 18, 2016
The Rest Is History
A bed for everyone, a saucy prime minister, and an archetype reconsidered.
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November 16, 2016
The Genius and the Laborer
The troubled friendship of Leo Tolstoy and Maxim Gorky.
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Monumental Mistakes
2023:
Fitness instructor carves his girlfriend’s name into the Colosseum.
c. 1850:
Thompson of Sunderland makes his mark on Pompey’s pillar.
Revolutionary Lovebirds
2023:
Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
c. 1945:
Young communists engage in party matchmaking.