October 1, 2007, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsRehearsing the American Dream: Arthur Miller’s Theater As the first exhibition organized from Arthur Miller’s entire archive, Rehearsing the American Dream: Arthur Miller’s Theater offers new insights on the author of such plays as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. The exhibition reveals Miller’s active engagement with his era and examines his politics, his plays, and… read more
September 1, 2007, Filed Under: UncategorizedRansom Center acquires new Graham Greene materials An unusual set of circumstances brought four separate Graham Greene collections, from disparate parts of the world, to the Ransom Center over the past several months. The first of these collections arrived from Helsinki, Finland, the home of Rolando Pieraccini, an Italian writer who published limited editions of several of… read more
September 1, 2007, Filed Under: UncategorizedThe return of Mr. Hatterr The Harry Ransom Center recently acquired the papers of the late G. V. Desani, longtime professor of philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin. Included is the original manuscript of his most important work, the eccentric novel All about H. Hatterr, along with a collection of various printed editions.
September 1, 2007, Filed Under: Research + TeachingRecent Bernard Malamud biography draws on Ransom Center materials Oxford University Press has published a new biography of Jewish American writer Bernard Malamud. It is the first major biography of Malamud to date. The book, written by Liverpool University Professor of English Philip Davis, is titled Bernard Malamud: A Writer’s Life. The Harry Ransom Center holds a substantial part… read more
August 1, 2007, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsInsider’s Perspective: The Hip and the Square In the fall 2006 exhibition Norman Mailer Takes on America, visitors were asked to record their thoughts on three different topics that Norman Mailer had responded to over the course of his writing career. Composition notebooks and pencils were provided for visitor response, and the notebooks have become part of… read more
July 1, 2007, Filed Under: Research + TeachingContents of a Country: Leicester Hemingway’s Republic of New Atlantis Leicester (pronounced “Lester”) Hemingway is known to history principally for three things: For being the younger brother of the famous novelist Ernest Hemingway, to whom he bore a striking physical resemblance; for publishing a well-received biography of his brother a mere eight months after Ernest died; and for “founding” his… read more
