The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder (Posted on June 9, 2009)

By Thornton Wilder *26, edited by Robin G. Wilder and Jackson R. Bryer

(HarperCollins) The American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder remains the only writer to win a Pulitzer Prize for both drama and fiction. With over 300 letters, this compilation of Wilder’s correspondence includes letters to literary figures such as...

Crystal and Arabesque: Claude Bragdon, Ornament, and Modern Architecture (Posted on June 9, 2009)

By Jonathan Massey ’91 *01

(University of Pittsburgh Press) Based on the previously unpublished work of architect Claude Bragdon, this study reconsiders Bragdon’s geometric “projective ornament” style and its influence on modern architecture. A contemporary and rival of Frank Lloyd...

Prato: Architecture, Piety, and Political Identity in a Tuscan City-State (Posted on June 9, 2009)

By Alick M. McLean *93

(Yale University Press) McLean details Prato’s origins, construction, demise as she recounts the historical development of this city republic in Tuscany from the 11th to the 14th century. By focusing on the planning, art, architecture, politics, faith,...