Things Noted Here & There
Jonathan Jones for the Guardian, 6 September, previews"Raphael: Cartoons and Tapestries for the Sistine Chapel," an exhibit at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
Claudia Barbieri,"A Paris Show That's as Good as (Incan) Gold," In Transit, 6 September, previews"The Inca's Gold," an exhibit at la Pinacothèque de Paris.
Deborah Longworth reviews Faye Hammill's Sophistication: A Literary and Cultural History for the THE, 2 September.
Jim Sleeper,"Pride and Prejudice," bookforum, June/August, reviews Peter Beinart's The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris.
Richard Davenport-Hines,"Roving Correspondent," Literary Review, September, reviews Elizabeth Chatwin and Nicholas Shakespeare, eds., Under the Sun: The Letters of Bruce Chatwin.