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Sappho, the earliest and most famous Greek woman poet, sang her songs around 600 BCE on the island of Lesbos. Of the little that survives from the approximately nine papyrus scrolls collected in ...

Even in cases where a poem already exists in a famous translation (eg Callimachus ... This has partly to do with the longer sweep of classical Greek literature, but also survival bias: we just ...

She received a doctorate from Harvard Divinity School, with a dissertation on Luke-Acts as a literary challenge ... first-century follower of the famous Greek philosopher, Pythagoras, whom some ...

Boise State English Professor Tom Hillard is a lifelong lover of horror films and scary stories, but he credits his ...

Storytelling is a universal phenomenon and core human instinct, serving as a fundamental way to interpret the world, forge identity, teach values, foster resilience and inspire social change. Across ...

Most writers grow up in homes filled with books. Not this writer. My parents’ book collection, accumulated over their nearly ...

When we read good literature, we should question what we read and why something is happening. We should seek to be stimulated by our reading to change and improve ourselves and everything. Is what we ...

Bar Hercules/The Pillars of Hercules, 7 Greek St, London W1D 4DF ... London WC2H 0DT It is one of London's most famous bookstores, with a history of attracting literary figures and hosting book ...

"One Hundred Books Famous in English Literature," containing fac similes of all the title pages and an introduction by Prof. George E. Woodberry. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Halloween is the night when scary creatures come out to play. Discover the origins of some of the holiday's biggest ghouls.