Poetry written by and about the Jewish people, a rich part of the American literary landscape, has changed in tone and mood over time.

May 15, 2011 - Leah Abramovitz

This story, like many other classic fairy tales, has been the basis for many contemporary interpretations. Some are quite innovative.

Mar 26, 2009 - John K. Davis

Ghosts and sinister spirits belong more to the world of Kabbalah than Jewish history; still, they are a rich part of Judaism's mythology and culture.

Oct 16, 2010 - Jan Lee

Anyone who has heard the Wedding March is familiar with the work of Felix Mendelssohn. Find out some more about this composer who lived during the early Romantic period.

Nov 9, 2006 - Sarah Canice Funke

Biography of French writer Anatole France, best known for prose elegance, and ironical and sympathetic portrayal of characters.

Apr 18, 2007 - Tel Asiado

The first five books of the Tanakh, called the Torah, are considered by many Jews to have been divinely inspired through Moses; but how did they come into existence?

Oct 24, 2009 - Jan Lee

The Tanakh and Talmud state that there is a covenant between God and the Jewish People that entails a special responsibility - but why are Jews called the chosen ones?

Oct 17, 2009 - Jan Lee

Brief biography of Heinrich Heine, great German poet, best-known for his romantic and satirical lyrics.

Aug 5, 2009 - Tel Asiado

Brief biography of writer Paul Heyse, the first German to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, best known as master of novellas.

Jul 10, 2008 - Tel Asiado

Brief biography of Benjamin Disraeli, an Englishman and literary figure, member of the Conservative Party, best known for fictions Sybil and Vivian Grey.

Dec 13, 2008 - Tel Asiado

Over 22 years, Michael Chabon's career has gone from strength to strength; but just what makes him such an interesting author?

Sep 6, 2010 - James Yapp

The Bible sits in the centre of much of the world's cultural heritage. So does Dylan, echoing or thundering its imagery, often in ways people don't realise.

Jul 3, 2010 - David Porter

The infamous Nine Circles of Hell are not part of the canon of any Christian denomination, but are the product of a Middle Ages Italian poet's imagination.

Jun 28, 2010 - Ivan Castro

Whitechapel Art Gallery is offering several new exhibitions which feature work by Elizabeth Peyton, David Bomberg, Jacob Epstein, Isaac Rosenberg and others.

Jul 11, 2009 - Frances Spiegel

Graduate degrees in Comparative Religion or Theology are offered at some colleges and universities. This article outlines schools with religion degrees.

Feb 1, 2011 - Aimee Larsen Stoddard

Biography of Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, poet and biographer, best known for the novel about Miss Jean Brodie, a school teacher.

Sep 25, 2010 - Tel Asiado

The birth of Superman shows that no one, not even fictional characters, can escape their roots. In the case of the Man of Steel, those roots lay in the Golem's Clay.

Sep 14, 2009 - Keith Murphy

Who was Otto Skorzeny? The ultimate nazi fighter, Skorzeny goes on to nurture terrorists and guerillas from Egypt to Ireland.

May 17, 2011 - Mary Rayme

The immediate intellectual context into which the Protestant Reformation was born was the Renaissance.

Aug 8, 2009 - Edwin Vargas