ABSTRACT
From day one, Partisan Review had brought European thought to our country. Now, William, who was eager to keep on top of it, encouraged my research on Europe. It was a boon for the magazine. At my professional meetings and in French bistros, in English pubs and German restaurants that served neo-Italian food, or when consuming the fare of my Viennese childhood, I listened to what was on people’s minds. In the 1970s, Partisan Review held evening discussions on relevant topics such as “The Political and Economic Crisis in America and Europe,” ”New York and the National Culture,” “Euro-Communism,” “The Art Scene Today,” and “Psychoanalysis Today.” After moving to Boston University we extended such events into two-day conferences, beginning with one on “The State of Criticism.”
