January 10, 2012, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingThe Letters of Samuel Beckett Last fall, Cambridge University Press published The Letters of Samuel Beckett, Volume 2: 1941–1956. Edited by George Craig, Martha Dow Fehsenfeld, Dan Gunn, and Lois More Overbeck, the volume is the second in a four-part series offering a comprehensive range of Samuel Beckett’s letters. In compiling this edition, the editors… read more
January 9, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsHarry Ransom Center will host the David Foster Wallace Symposium in April The Harry Ransom Center will host the David Foster Wallace Symposium on April 5 and 6 at the Ransom Center. The symposium includes a public program on Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m. in Jessen Auditorium. Symposium registration is limited and opens January 23 at 11 a.m. CST. Participants must… read more
January 6, 2012, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsOnly three days left to see Frida Kahlo’s "Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940) is on display for only three more days at the Harry Ransom Center. This Sunday is the last day visitors can view the work before it travels to its next destination. The painting, one of the Ransom Center’s most famous… read more
