Hegel wins MLA translation award
Robert E. Hegel, in Arts & Sciences, has won the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize from the Modern Language Association of America for his translation of “The Heroic Adventures of Qin Shubao,” from “Forgotten Tales of the Sui” by Chinese dramatist and writer Yuan Yuling (1599–1674).
The Heroic Adventures of Qin Shubao
from Forgotten Tales of the Sui
Winner, Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Literary Work, Modern Language Association of America A historical novel by Yuan Yuling, “Forgotten Tales of the Sui” (1633), has indeed been long forgotten in China. This unique coming-of-age tale in classical Chinese literature portrays the chivalrous Qin Shubao, the scion of a line […]
Judy Blume
A Life
The highly anticipated biography of one of the world’s most treasured literary voices, showcasing a life as triumphant and inspiring as the stories she crafted.
Acting the Part
Audience Participation in Performance
A framework for understanding audience participation in twenty-first century immersive theater Acting the Part offers a paradigm for understanding how audiences participate in immersive theater, from physical spaces like the Globe in London to digital spaces like social virtual reality. Reading across twenty-first century productions of ancient Greek tragedies and William Shakespeare’s plays, Elizabeth Hunter […]
A new ‘Paradiso’
Celebrated poet Mary Jo Bang completes the third book in a modern translation of The Divine Comedy, an effort that took two decades.
‘We have the view of gods’
In his new book “Look Out: The Delight and Danger of Taking the Long View,” WashU’s Edward McPherson explores the human desire for “big picture” perspectives — and how such perspectives cultivate both awe and arrogance.
Bringing Dickens to life: Libraries host reading of ‘A Christmas Carol’
From the phrase “Merry Christmas” to the spirit of giving, “A Christmas Carol” shaped our notions of Christmas. WashU Libraries celebrates the beloved tale’s enduring impact with “Charles Dickens Reads ‘A Christmas Carol,’“ a free public reading of his famed novella. Visitors also will have the opportunity to view the Libraries’ expansive collection of Dickens first editions.
The Poetry of Bob Dylan
Thirty Essays on Thirty Songs
Through short essays, leading poetry critics and Bob Dylan experts analyze songs from a range of perspectives to illuminate the songs’ poetic and literary character. An innovative resource for Bob Dylan fans and scholars alike, these thirty essays by leading scholars of poetry, music, and literature illustrate how and why the work of the 2016 […]
Dorothy book longlisted for National Book Award
Lana Lin’s “The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam” has been longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for nonfiction. The book is published by Dorothy, an independent publishing project co-founded by WashU’s Danielle Dutton and Martin Riker.
Look Out
The Delight and Danger of Taking the Long View
Look Out is an exploration of long-distance mapping, aerial photography, and top-down and far-ranging perspectives—from pre–Civil War America to our vexed modern times of drone warfare, hyper-surveillance at home and abroad, and quarantine and protest.
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