The Rise of the Debut Novel
Betts AuditoriumIn the 21st century, the debut novel has become a major literary-sociological phenomenon. More than simply a “first novel,” the debut heralds the arrival of a “fresh, new voice” on […]
Spinoza and the Problem of Contingency
111 East Pyne 111 East PyneSpinoza appears to be the paradigmatic thinker of necessity. He writes quite directly that there is nothing contingent in nature (nullum datur contingens) and that everything is determined to exist […]
Computing the Difference Greece-Near-East
010 East PyneComparative studies of Ancient Greece and the Near East have become a well-established subfield of classics, with a growing number of scholars specializing in various geographies and cultural fields in […]
Creative Writing Seniors Reading: Poetry, Translation & Screenwriting
Chancellor Green Rotunda PrincetonSeniors in Princeton’s renowned Program in Creative Writing read from the screenplays or collections of poems or translations written as their senior independent work under mentorship of professional writers on […]
Chile 9/11 | HELL HAS NO LIMITS: JOSÉ DONOSO, 100 Years, A Laboratory of Writing
3rd Floor Atrium, Aaron Burr PrincetonDiarios Centrales. A Season in Hell (Universidad Diego Portales, 2023) is an exploration of the personal and creative life of José Donoso (1924-1996), one of the most impressive Latin American […]
LLL Presents – A History of the Muslim World
Princeton Public LibraryLabyrinth and the Library invite you for a discussion of a timely, panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the birth of the […]