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Denis Donoghue

Denis Donoghue was born in Tullow, Ireland, in 1928. He earned his BA, MA, and PhD at University College, Dublin, and also received an MA at Cambridge University when he joined the teaching faculty there. He was a professor of Modern English and American Literature at University College and is now the Henry James Professor in English and American Letters at New York University. Among Donoghue’s many books are most notably The Third VoiceThe Ordinary UniverseThieves of FireThe Sovereign GhostFerocious AlphabetsConnoisseurs of ChaosThe Arts Without MysteryWe IrishEngland, Their EnglandReading AmericaWarrenpointThe Pure Good of Theory; and The Old Moderns.
Walter Pater

Books

Walter Pater

Books for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, equality in the workplace, and ranges in topics from women in politics and prominent women in history to

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