Conversations about the arts and humanities from the journal Athenaeum Review (athenaeumreview.org).
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June 22, 2026
Petrarch’s Confessional Poetry: A Conversation with A. M. Juster
<p>Today, we welcome <a href="https://x.com/amjuster" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">A.M. Juster</a>, whose new book is <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324096498" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Canzoniere: A New Translation, with an introduction by Andrew Frisardi </a>(Liveright).</p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>(1:00) Where does Petrarch fit in literary history? From the medieval to the Renaissance</p><p>(4:50) Petrarch vs. Shakespeare</p><p>(8:59) Confessional poetry from Petrarch to Plath and Lowell</p><p>(12:56) What is love? This is not really love poetry.</p><p>(17:45) Is Petrarch accessible to the modern reader?</p><p>(19:28) Is Petrarch difficult to translate?</p><p>(23:00) Readings from Juster's new translation of the Canzionere:</p><ul><li>1. ‘To you who hear within these bits of rhyme’</li><li>18. ‘When I return to focus on the part’</li><li>118. ‘I leave my sixteenth year of sighs’</li></ul><p>(26:21) How is time represented in Petrarch’s work? The influence of Augustine.</p><p>(30:00) The origins of this translation. The inspiration of <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/richard-wilbur" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Richard Wilbur</a></p><p>(39:42) Forthcoming works from A. M. Juster</p>
June 19, 2026
Aesthetics: A Conversation with Tyler Cowen
<p>Today, a discussion with Tyler Cowen about aesthetics in general, and new aesthetics in particular!</p><p><strong>More Information</strong></p><ul><p><br></p><li><a href="https://newaesthetics.art/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">A Call for New Aesthetics</a>, from <a href="https://x.com/patrickc/status/2058931538029662435 " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Patrick Collison</a> and <a href="https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/12/a-call-for-new-aesthetics.html " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Tyler Cowen</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://newaesthetics.art/grants" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">New Aesthetics grantees</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://x.com/i/trending/2058948060357578771 " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Stripe CEO Announces New Aesthetics Grant Recipients</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://marginalrevolution.com/?s=aesthetics" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Marginal Revolution</a> and <a href="https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Conversations with Tyler</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>In This Episode</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>(01:17) Aesthetics and the vision of the good life in politics and public affairs</li></ul><ul><li>(03:20) <a href="https://x.com/patrickc/status/1872592892373487765" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Patrick Collison on ten important historical novels</a>: the most popular literary critic of the year</li></ul><ul><li>(07:02) Doubts about oversimplified left-brain / right-brain theories of knowledge</li></ul><ul><li>(09:29) Understanding 'what is': proper nouns are underrated</li></ul><ul><li>(11:09) In the Instagram era, is travel past its peak?</li></ul><ul><li>(14:50) Consensus is possible amongst critics, against pure subjectivism</li></ul><ul><li>(16:36) Is it worth trying to appreciate art forms that don't naturally appeal to one's taste?</li></ul><ul><li>(18:50) Does newness rule in aesthetics? Popular music as evidence to the contrary</li></ul><ul><li>(23:08) <a href="https://content.csbs.utah.edu/~dlevin/AmPolTho/Henry_Adams-Dynamo&Virgin.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Henry Adams</a> never listened to Jimi Hendrix</li></ul><ul><li>(24:08) LLMs' use of language creates the illusion of consciousness</li></ul><ul><li> (26:33) A portfolio approach to aesthetic judgments; considering forgery and AI-generated pictures; famous forgers are overrated; the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/05/what-are-you-haydn-the-hoaxers-who-fooled-the-classical-music-world" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Haydn forgeries</a></li></ul><ul><li>(29:20) Overrating the name of the artist; the worst Shakespeare plays</li></ul><ul><li>(30:52) Neither "Wild Honey Pie" nor "Hello, Goodbye" are the worst Beatles songs; the synergy of John and Paul</li></ul><ul><li>(34:16) Does the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/opinion/artificial-intelligence-philanthropy-beauty.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rVA.CzKt.c4P774C8kdSa&smid=url-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">new Gilded Age compare unfavorably to the old Gilded Age</a> in its impact on public space? New museums including the <a href="https://lucasmuseum.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Lucas Museum of Narrative Art</a>; the new art museum in <a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-memphis-art-museum-designed-herzog-de-meuron-announces-2026-opening" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Memphis</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_du_Quai_Branly_%E2%80%93_Jacques_Chirac" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Quai Branly</a>; the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Qatar" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">National Museum of Qatar</a> in Doha; the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Art_%26_Photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Museum of Art and Photography</a> in Bengaluru</li></ul><ul><li>(37:30) Reasons not to worry that new digital artworks won't last very long in the grand sweep of history </li></ul><ul><li>(38:24) Putting fears of obsolescence in perspective: how many people know all the Bach cantatas or Monteverdi madrigals?</li></ul><ul><li>(39:30) About the New Aesthetics grants; the <a href="https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2017/10/why-you-hate-contemporary-architecture" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">problem with contemporary architecture</a>; reasons for optimism</li></ul><ul><li>(42:57) Underrated artists: <a href="https://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/49-william-kentridge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">William Kentridge</a>; <a href="https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/online/david-hockney/self-portrait-1954" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">David Hockney</a> (really); the composer <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/07/arts/music/robert-ashley-opera-composer-who-painted-outside-the-lines-dies-at-83.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rVA.sHAZ.seLmymyuO9gg&smid=url-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Robert Ashley</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
June 16, 2026
Marcel Duchamp at MoMA: A Conversation with David Carrier
<p>In this episode, philosopher and art critic David Carrier discusses a new survey exhibition of the artist Marcel Duchamp, the subject of his review in the forthcoming issue of Athenaeum Review.</p><p><br></p><p>More information:</p><p><a href="https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5820" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Marcel Duchamp at the Museum of Modern Art, New York</a> (April 11 to August 22, 2026)</p><p><a href="https://www.davidcarrierartwriter.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">David Carrier - Art Writer</a></p>
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