The quest for the meaning of life is first fully explored in the Gilgamesh epic of ancient...
Literature
According to Hesiod, writing around 700 BCE, Calliope was the most important Muse. Introduction Calliope (also spelt Kalliope)...
Since the earliest days of the written word, students and scholars have pleaded for help from higher...
Introduction Ancient Africa has the world’s oldest and largest collection of ancient writing systems, and is home...
A new spirit of science and investigation was part of a general upheaval in human understanding. Introduction...
A spectral journey through collisions between elephant and machine revealing latent anxieties at the century’s turn. This...
Evidence about the roles and tasks of females who were slaves, servants, or non-family members of the...
Following the interplanetary safari that was John Jacob Astor’s A Journey in Other Worlds. This article, Colonizing...
Typography seeks to balance the relationship of letterforms on a page to aid the reader in understanding...
The stereotypes found in medieval romance still speak to a modern audience. Abstract This article begins by...
A thematic approach to the cultures of the Bronze Age Aegean, looking to women and non-elites in...
Combing across 19th-century shores, seaweed collectors would wander for hours collecting specimens for their artful albums. This...
The Wife of Bath’s outspoken views on marriage, power, and religious doctrine. Introduction Alisoun, the Wife of...
Doctors and nurses became sex symbols and romantic heroes and heroines as Mills & Boon novels grew...
Her poetry was well-known and greatly admired through much of antiquity. Introduction Sappho, who lived from around...
Only a rare few are able to summon courage among the drive of others to maintain power....
Lucretia’s story provides an explanation for historical change in Rome through a recounting of sexual assault against...
A slew of legislation across the U.S. only furthers this part of their agenda. How do book...
The Bible is not age-appropriate with “casual” references to murder, adultery, sexual immorality, and fornication. A Florida...
The concept of censorship, as well as legal protections against it, are often highly misunderstood. Introduction The...
What makes a book successful? This is a question that has been asked by writers and readers...
Fathers occupy an outsized place in Greek myth. They are kings and models, and too often challenges...
The early-20th century Polish artist known as “Witkacy” would consume various intoxicants before creating pastel portraits. This...
Dostoevsky insisted that one cannot shy away from horror and tragedy and Tolstoy would call for action. Introduction As someone who teaches...
Torquemada pioneered the cryptic: a puzzle form that, like modernist poetry, unwove language and rewove it anew....
The power of folklore in shaping the worldview of children and, ultimately, of the adults they grow...
He used humor to poke holes in the nostalgic myths of the South and expose the contradictions...
A group of moms are speaking out against the rising movement to ban books from schools and...
Mori wanted to be a “serious writer” – which, to him, meant getting published. Introduction Eighty years...
Students are forming banned-book clubs and distribution drives to contest restrictions. For high school senior Gabrielle Izu,...