Vol. 2, No. 13
December 9, 1996
Cover Story
Literary Revenge
For many writers, publication means payback.
By Joseph Epstein
Also in This Issue
- Harvard Hates America — Robert Kagan
- Half Nelson — Robert D. Novak
- Beckett Unbound — Michael Valdez Moses
This issue featured The Weekly Standard's "Literary Revenge" cover package, exploring how writers use publication as a form of payback and examining major intellectual figures through critical essays. Joseph Epstein opened the section with an essay on literary vengeance, while the issue included Robert Kagan's critique of Samuel P. Huntington's pessimism about the West, Robert D. Novak's review of a Rockefeller biography, Michael Valdez Moses on Samuel Beckett, Harvey Mansfield on Max Weber, and Lewis Libby on Japanese culture. The issue also featured book recommendations for Christmas and Hanukkah shopping.
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