Mitchell Kalpakgian

Dr. Mitchell A. Kalpakgian (1941-2018) was a Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative and was Professor of English at Simpson College (Iowa) for thirty-one years. During his academic career, he received many academic honors, among them the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar Fellowship (Brown University, 1981); the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship (University of Kansas, 1985); and an award from the National Endowment for the Humanities Institute on Children's Literature.

Latest by Mitchell Kalpakgian in ITO

Culture

September 14, 2018

Proper Matches, Romantic Elopements, & True Love in Jane Austen’s Novels

16 min

Readers of Jane Austen’s novels recognize the plot that informs every story, the business of marriage that determines the future happiness of each eligible woman.
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August 15, 2018

Does the Old-Fashioned Art of Visiting Need Reviving?

8 min

Why are visiting and hospitality no longer common practices?
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Culture

July 18, 2018

The Art of Beautification: The Graces of Ordinary Life

16 ½ min

The art of happiness requires the gift of beautifying daily life with the gracious touches that decorate rooms, select elegant clothing, bring cheer into others’ lives, create hospitable social occasions, and cultivate the manners that create harmony and affability in human relationships.
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Mitchell Kalpakgian

Latest by Mitchell Kalpakgian in ITO

Proper Matches, Romantic Elopements, & True Love in Jane Austen’s Novels

Does the Old-Fashioned Art of Visiting Need Reviving?

The Art of Beautification: The Graces of Ordinary Life

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Stay in the know!