Critique

The latest volume of T.S. Eliot’s letters provide agreeable shocks and reveals the travails of both his professional and love lives

Cameron’s sustained attempt to hide his gentlemanliness reflects wider society’s rejection of good moral conduct

The Wealth of Nations should not be seen as separate from Smith’s moral philosophy — it itself is a profoundly moral text

Comparing Pablo Picasso’s drawings to those of the Old Masters reveals his failure to master the basics of draughtsmanship

Delving into the various linguistic predicaments of Samuel Beckett reveals the beautiful complications of his writings.

Neuroscientists attempt to reduce the greatest aspects of human behaviour and existence to material Darwinism. We should be sceptical about their overblown claims

Setting the tone of Catholic political thought for three centuries, it is in France where one uncovers the roots of the separation of Church and State

Evelyn Waugh said that WWII would serve writers well, replenishing their stocks of experience. But several works borne out of the war were masterpieces of literature

A major retrospective of David Hockney’s work at the Royal Academy showcases the Yorkshire-born artist’s love of his Northern homeland