May 30, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingFellow’s Find: Annotations in early editions of “Canterbury Tales” show how readers connected with Chaucer’s text Hope Johnston is an assistant professor of medieval English literature at Baylor University. She received a grant from the Carl H. Pforzheimer Endowment to study “Owner Markings in Early Printed Chaucer Editions” at the Ransom Center and shares some of her findings below. The Ransom Center celebrates the 25th anniversary… read more
May 28, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsNew collections of Bernard Malamud’s work released Novelist Bernard Malamud was one of the most significant Jewish American writers of the twentieth century, and this year, to honor and celebrate his life and work, The Library of America has released two collections of Malamud’s fiction: Novels and Stories of the 1940s & 50s and Novels and Stories… read more
May 16, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingNotes from the Undergrad: An undergraduate’s introduction to Anne Sexton Jane Robbins Mize is a senior in English and Liberal Arts Honors and is a current intern in the Ransom Center’s public affairs department. She recently worked in the Anne Sexton papers for her English class “Women’s Autobiographical Writings.”
May 16, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingRecent biography sheds light on world-traveler and writer Stephen Graham Stephen Graham was a British traveler and writer largely responsible for shaping British and American perceptions of Russia in the early twentieth century. He later traveled throughout Europe and North America, writing many novels and biographies that established him as an important author during his lifetime. Graham’s work, however, is… read more
May 16, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingUnpublished David Foster Wallace story donated to the Ransom Center The Ransom Center’s extensive David Foster Wallace collection was recently enriched by a donation of the original manuscript of a little-known, unpublished story, titled “Shorn.” Wallace wrote the two-page story, about a boy having his hair cut by his mother, while a graduate student at the University of Arizona. The… read more
May 16, 2014, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsA graduation diploma: “The Eviction Notice Written in Latin” This week, The University of Texas at Austin prepares its podiums and fireworks for Saturday’s commencement ceremony, the 131st in the school’s history.
