Monthly Archives: January 2017

My Next Project: How Lit Changed History

By Robin Bates | Published: January 2, 2017

I lay out the parameters of my current book project, “How Literature Changed Western History.”

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Dying of a Broken Heart

By Robin Bates | Published: January 1, 2017

Two 18th century items: Henry Fielding believed that it was possible to die from a broken heart, which some speculate explains actress Debbie Reynolds’s death after her daughter Carrie Fisher died. And prankster Jonathan Swift has a characteristic list of New Year’s resolutions.

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