Photo caption Many works by William Blake, including his interpretation of Chaucer’s pilgrims, are among the holdings of the Morgan Library & Museum. January/February 2010 Volume 31, Issue 1 SUBSCRIBE FOR HUMANITIES MAGAZINE PRINT EDITION Browse all issues Sign up for HUMANITIES Magazine newsletter Also in this issue Karnak Where the digital age meets ancient Egypt Andrew Lawler The Museum of Morgan At the recently expanded Morgan Library, visitors encounter architectural treasures and a peerless collection of manuscripts and art. Francis Morrone The Spanish Ulcer Napoleon, Britain, and the Siege of Cádiz Meredith Hindley Abstract in America Nebraska hosts talks on a pioneer in abstract art. Amy Lifson Jewish Pioneers A New York program discusses how Jewish settlers shaped the Wild West. Laura Wolff Scanlan Love and Hate During Wartime Life in letters in the Ozarks during the Civil War David Skinner Apocalypse Not A new book tackles the history of language anxiety Steve Moyer Voici the Valley Exploring the francophone towns of the St. John River Steve Moyer Impertinent Questions with Melvin I. Urofsky On the life of Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis. Meredith Hindley North Carolina’s Shelley Crisp Poet Shelley Crisp brings her passion for place to North Carolina. Jim Schlosser The Art of Influence Nebraska hosts talks on the reach of the Mexican muralists. Amy Lifson Editor's Note David Skinner
The Museum of Morgan At the recently expanded Morgan Library, visitors encounter architectural treasures and a peerless collection of manuscripts and art. Francis Morrone
Jewish Pioneers A New York program discusses how Jewish settlers shaped the Wild West. Laura Wolff Scanlan
Impertinent Questions with Melvin I. Urofsky On the life of Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis. Meredith Hindley
North Carolina’s Shelley Crisp Poet Shelley Crisp brings her passion for place to North Carolina. Jim Schlosser