American Scholar

AT LARGE AND AT SMALL.

A biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge A biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge analyzes his fondness for running away.

COMMONPLACE BOOK.

Quotations on the perception of time Quotations from literature regarding man's relationship with time.

Coolness.

The psychology of coolness The social imperative of adolescents to be cool is being exploited by advertisers.

Bicycle Sprint.

Poem A bicyclist writes a poem about the joy of pedaling.

Remember This.

Thoughts on memory Committing poems to memory may be one way to empower our minds in a time of informational overload.

Intermission.

Poem - Brief Article - Poem There are not as many Viennese in Manhattan as there used to be.

Starting Out.

Poem Even while watching the same slide show, the audience sees something different then the author.

The Return of the Seagoing Cowboy.

A young sailor onboard a cattle boat bound for Poland during the reconstruction of Europe recounts his experiences. He enjoyed visiting Poland and describes trips he made to the country after his initial visit, and the success that his fellow sailors enjoyed once their stint was completed.

Yield.

Poem - Brief Article - Poem A woman who cooked for for a large family for years finds herself cooking for no one.

Inside Science.

The path to professional notoriety in science is a long one It takes careful planning and lots of time to cultivate respect in the academic field of science. The steps needed to achieve such status are described.

Going Up to Oxford.

Sociology professor describes the experience of being invited, and serving, as a visiting professor at Oxford

Swan Songs.

An appreciation of the wisdom to be found in words of the dying

THE UNCERTAIN ART.

An American physician observes, and comments upon, the use of acupuncture in China

JOURNAL.

A journal, written while being held prisoner for a week in Beijing, China

REREADING.

D.H. Lawrence

NO OTHER BOOK: SELECTED ESSAYS.

Review

REMEMBERING RANDALL: A MEMOIR OF POET, CRITIC, AND TEACHER RANDALL JARRELL.

Review

Why Real the Classics?

Review

CRYING: THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF TEARS.

Review

AMERICAN CULTURE, AMERICAN TASTES: SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE 20TH CENTURY.

Review

FLESH AND SPIRIT: PRIVATE LIFE IN EARLY MODERN GERMANY.

Review

THE READER REPLIES.

Millennial Relativity.

The coming new millennium is accompanied with prophecies of both doom and of bliss - Brief Article