April 23, 2018
The History of the Shariʿa
How Islam’s divine law emerged, evolved, and spread—then reached a crisis point.
Read MoreRoundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
April 25, 2018
April 19, 2018
Voices in Time: The Magic of Fictional Libraries
The author of The Library reads novels for inspiration.
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April 18, 2018
Where in the World Is Vittoria Colonna?
For a historical figure who seemed to be everywhere, there is startlingly little written about this Renaissance woman.
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April 16, 2018
How to Rescue Women from the Historical Dustbin
It takes a lot of work, but the internet helps.
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April 13, 2018
The Rest Is History
Fair housing, darts, and the meaning (or not) of unibrows.
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April 12, 2018
Voices in Time: The KKK Makes Its Case in Mass Media
The author of The Second Coming of the KKK shows an early twentieth-century attempt to go mainstream.
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April 11, 2018
A Search for Piety in Pity
Tracing the evolution of an emotion through ancient literature.
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April 10, 2018
The Dawn of Dining
A short history of dinner in France from Charlemagne to Napoleon.
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April 13, 2018
Remains of the Strays
2018:
The body of a poet is found in a sunless cellar.
1674:
The young royals wronged by Richard III are found under a staircase.
April 06, 2018
Don’t Pick a Fight with Me
2018:
Two Spanish queens go viral for trading harsh—and unknown—words at church.
c. 1560:
A fight between two queens is saved for posterity.