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Dec 17, 2007

Things Noted Here and There


by Cliopatria


Keith Thomas,"Mapping the World," Guardian, 15 December, and Tom Holland,"‘Myriads of tiny architects'," Telegraph, 15 December, review John Burrow's A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century. Hat tip to Dave Merkowitz.

Celia Wren,"Flocking to the Folger to Fluff Up a Medieval Relic," Washington Post, 16 December, reviews the Folger Shakespeare Library's new production of the late medieval mystery,"The Second Shepherd's Play."

Edwin Yoder, Jr.,"A Man on Whom Nothing Was Lost," Washington Post, 16 December, reviews Sheldon M. Novick's Henry James: The Mature Master.

Glenn Frankel,"Churchill's Other Alliance," Washington Post, 16 December, reviews Martin Gilbert's Churchill and the Jews: A Lifelong Friendship.

Finally, have a look at and listen to Mavis Staples's"Eyes on the Prize"

Amen.


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