#library of america

[garadinervi]

James Baldwin, A Talk to Teachers, The «Saturday Review», December 21, 1963; in James Baldwin: Collected Essays, [ch. Other Essays], [note: «Toni Morrison selected the contents for this volume»], Library of America, New York, NY, 1998, pp. 678-686

[shakespearenews]

But at last, when Cæsar saw his old friend Brutus step forward, armed with a murderous knife, it is said he seemed utterly overpowered with grief and amazement, and dropping his invincible left arm by his side, he hid his face in the folds of his mantle and received the treacherous blow without an effort to stay the hand that gave it. He only said “Et tu, Brute?” and fell lifeless on the marble pavement. We learn that the coat deceased had on when he was killed was the same he wore in his tent on the afternoon of the day he over-came the Nervii, and that when it was removed from the corpse it was found to be cut and gashed in no less than seven different places.

[theblackestofsuns]

Angelica Alzona’s illustration of Charles Portis for Casey Cep’s piece on the new Library of America collection in this week’s New Yorker magazine.

[dramyhsturgis]

In my latest "Looking Back on Genre History" segment on the StarShipSofa podcast, I discuss Library of America's recent "Back to The Future Is Female!" event and some of the works of science fiction related to it.

[wolfythoughts]

Book Review: American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-58 (Series, #228)

Book Review: American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-58 (Series, #228)

Summary: The Library of America collects together great pieces of American literature into themed books.  This can be anything from an author, to writing on aviation, to the Harlem Renaissance, to transcendentalism.  Clearly this is a collection of classic 1950s scifi, in particular covering the time period from 1956 to 1958.  The books included in the collection, in order of publication date,…

[cometrose]

trump may be a lying felon and biden a foot away from death but my fellow americans don’t forget to vote for your senators and representatives they’re important!!!

[hwsforeignrelations]

It’s not every year I can Mr Murica struts his stuff better than the last.

NICE GAMS DARLIN!!!

[nando161mando]

Behold.. Idaho becomes the first to require ID.. for the PUBLIC LIBRARY. Knowledge and Thinking is the enemy.

[mylittleredgirl]

i'm obsessed with these by the way. library kids remember.

[escapismsworld]

Art Nouveau stained glass window from 1902 by Tiffany Studios, New York, USA.

📸 Driehaus Museum, Chicago.

[garadinervi]

James Baldwin, A Report from Occupied Territory, «The Nation», July 11, 1966; in James Baldwin: Collected Essays, [ch. Other Essays], [note: «Toni Morrison selected the contents for this volume»], Library of America, New York, NY, 1998, pp. 728-738

[shakespearenews]

Those foot-lights sent forth a dazzling glare, but Stella was in total darkness. The air grew so thick she could not breathe; her “soul of lead” “staked her to the ground;” she could not move. There was a sound of noisy hands, a prolonged acclamation, but Stella paid no heed to these, as she stood spell-

bound before Virginius.

[ritz-regrezzez]

25 days of moodboards day twelve! (nostalgia)

[lionofchaeronea]

Calavera Oaxaqueña, José Guadalupe Posada, 1910

[mtlibrary]

This 16th-century artwork is of a 'haut', which are said to live in the trees. It has been identified with species of three-toed sloths such as Bradypus variegatus which are found in the forests of Central and South America. This artwork comes from 'Cosmographie universelle' (1575) by the French explorer and writer Andre Thevet (1516-1590). The book describes the history and geography of the lands in which Thevet had travelled. The two volumes contain over 1000 pages divided into 23 books. This woodcut is from chapter XIII of book XXI.

[sofarsofastmp3]

thanks hanif. cool and normal as always!

i ALSO wish more people talked about the moments that build up to a potential brawl as intimacy.