Tag Archives: Herman Melville

On View Now: Fact, Fiction, Forgery: Thomas Chatterton and Literary Invention

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We are pleased to announce the opening of our latest First Floor Gallery exhibition, “Fact, Fiction, Forgery: Thomas Chatterton and Literary Invention,” which will remain on view through September 1, 2017. This exhibition, curated by David Whitesell, traces Chatterton’s career … Continue reading →

This Just In: Translations by Jorge Luis Borges

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The celebrated Argentinian author (and sometime librarian) Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was famous for his fictional account of the universal library which, because it contains all information, is useless.  Since 1977 the U.Va. Library has built one of the world’s … Continue reading →