On August 23, 1949, the De Grasse set sail from New York Harbor. Regular ocean crossings for civilians had just resumed the previous year on Liberty ships refurbished for tourists, and the departure ...
Long before "Under the Tuscan Sun," Peter Mayle took us on a journey to an unknown world. Mayle sold his London advertising agency and purchased a villa in Provence. Since his first detailed account ...
Through a reading of Alice Kaplan's memoir, French Lessons, this essay explores the dynamics of loss and attachment within learning, teaching, and intellectual history. Drawing on psychoanalytic ...