Deborah YaffeSep 14Updating the syllabusIn the bad old days of pre-1980s academia, you could major in English literature and never be assigned a novel by Jane Austen—or so I’ve...
Deborah YaffeJun 13, 2022Recommended readingTo Janeites – indeed, to anyone who’s read semi-widely and who isn’t V.S. Naipaul – it’s obvious that women are capable of writing great...
Deborah YaffeAug 12, 2018Lucky thirteenName the ten most important vegetables! Quick now! Does broccoli outrank kale? How about carrots vs. turnips? Yes, yes, I know they’re...
Deborah YaffeJul 9, 2017All the famous ladiesMore than eighty years ago, a famous art historian commissioned two famous painters (one of them related to an even more famous writer)...
