Author Video: Terry Eagleton discusses his return to literary theory
In his new book The Event of Literature Terry Eagleton returns to the discipline to which he has devoted…
Interviews
London 2012 versus Athens 388 B.C.: Interview with Neil Faulkner
It’s only a few months until the London 2012 Olympic Games kicks off this summer, but where did…
War Without the Shooting: Neil Faulkner discusses the ancient Greek Olympics in a video interview
A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics transports the reader to the games of 388 B.C., providing a lively…
Author video: Terry Eagleton discusses religion, academia and writing
In the second part in our series of interviews with Marxist critic, literary theorist and philosopher Terry Eagleton, we…
Author Interview: Austin Troy discusses ‘The Very Hungry City’
Earlier this month we took a look at January’s Book of the Month, The Very Hungry City by Austin Troy, which…
Author Interview: Nigel Warburton discusses ‘A Little History of Philosophy’
Nigel Warburton’s engaging book A Little History of Philosophy (published this month) introduces the great thinkers in Western…
An Interview with Janet Malcolm on ‘Iphigenia in Forest Hills’
An interview with New Yorker journalist and author Janet Malcolm is a rare thing. Nevertheless, as a seasoned journalist, she…
Interview with Andrew Bolton, author of ‘Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty’
In 2011, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, Yale University Press published Alexander McQueen:…
Podcast: G. A. Bradshaw discusses ‘Elephants on the Edge’
G. A. BRADSHAW discusses her new book Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach us About Humanity with…
Amanda Vickery – Unveiling the Mysteries of English Private Life
“My series unlocks the front door of the Englishman’s castle to peer into the privacies and intimacies of…
Author Eamon Duffy talks about his new book: Fires of Faith
What does Fires of Faith tell us about the consequences of religious brutality? Later generations built the reign…