by Eva Marik Have you ever read the novels of Anthony Trollope? They precisely suit my taste, – solid and substantial, written on the strength of beef and through the inspiration of ale, and just as real as if some giant had hewn a great lump out of the earth […]
It is with great sadness that we communicate the news that Neil Brown, a long-time contributor to Connotations and to its biennial symposia, died on May 28, 2025. He was Professor of American Literature at Oregon State University for the last 23 years of his life. In his early career […]
December 2024— Growing Younger with George MacDonald (1824-1905) by Amanda B. Vernon This month marks the 200th birthday of the Scottish writer, theologian and literary scholar George MacDonald (1824-1905). All birthdays bring with them the (welcome or unwelcome) opportunity to reflect on the idea of growing older. In […]
by Angelika Zirker I had every opportunity for knowing her well, at least. We were born on the same day, we learned to toddle about together, we began our earliest observations of the world we live in at the same period, we made the same mental remarks on people and […]