A Great Creative Artist, Not Just A Victim
A new Rome exhibition reveals how Artemisia Gentileschi bravely reshaped her life and art
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
The Battle Against The Philistines Never Ceases
We need cultural critics who will still stand up for the best that has been thought and said in the world
Anything Dennett Can Do, Scruton Does Meta
Two thinkers offer contrasting but complementary ways of thinking about human nature
Voices Of Restraint On The Post-War Stage
John Osborne’s angry young men have dated. Rattigan, Coward, Pinter and Stoppard haven’t
The Devoted Disciple Of Wyndham Lewis
Hugh Gordon Porteus was a minor but engaging figure in London’s pre-war bohemia
The Long Battle To Clear A Cardinal’s Name
Jailed by the Communists, Croatia’s former primate Alojzije Stepinac still awaits sainthood
Why On Earth Should Anyone Study Philosophy?
There are at least three things wrong with the way the subject is taught at our universities today
Marx and Freud: The Creatures of Prometheus
The titans of modern Western thought were products of the civilisation they revolutionised
Music And The Quest To Rediscover The Sacred
Despite the retreat from faith, many modern composers are inspired by true spirituality
Echoes Of The Elusive English
The essays of Ferdinand Mount offer a conflicted but compelling account of national identity
In Today’s Turbulent World We Need Berlin’s Children
Isaiah Berlin’s intellectual heirs are vital voices in an era that challenges liberal assumptions
The Tragic Disgracing Of A Good German
All Edgar Speyer’s good works could not save him amid the hysteria of the First World War