CultureOne of our most brilliant minds offers a sweeping intellectual history that argues for the reclamation of cultures value Culture is a defining aspect of what it means to be human. Defining culture and pinpointing its role in our lives is not, however, so straightforward. Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, is uniquely poised to take on the challenge. In this keenly analytical and acerbically funny book, he explores how

Revelatory and entertaining in equal measure

forty-seven years after Pessoa’s death

is an extraordinarily powerful story of passion and friendship

the public sector has been the boldest and most valuable risk-taker of all

the Resurrection

A rich collection of essays offering an extraordinary global view of Calvino’s approach to writing

and indispensable

Jeffrey Wasserstrom

even fleeting moments of visibility and encounter in these spaces tend to foster a broader worldview and our willingness to accept difference

partly despairing

their awareness of unity and isolation

the story of three towering artists—Miles Davis