February 18, 2016, Filed Under: Authors“Countée Cullen. Twenty-two. Watch him.” Countée Cullen was one of the first poets to establish a national reputation in the midst of the Harlem, or New Negro, Renaissance. Critics recognized Cullen’s first book of poetry, Color (1925), as a significant literary achievement.
February 17, 2016, Filed Under: UncategorizedRecent acquisitions In 1986, the Ransom Center acquired the celebrated Carl H. Pforzheimer library of English literature, 1475–1700. Rich in the major works of early English literature, the library boasts significant titles by Francis Bacon, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Donne, Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, John Milton, and William Shakespeare. Since its acquisition the Center… read more
February 17, 2016, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsHand decoration in the Ransom Center’s Gutenberg Bible Ransom Center staff recently turned the pages of the Gutenberg Bible to the opening of Deuteronomy.
