Multitudes of people throughout history have enjoyed having the opportunity to read. This explains the immortality of...
Literature
Throughout history, humans have developed various methods to record and store information, from oral traditions to digital...
The piece would have been copied toward the end of the twelve years of instruction. Introduction A...
Complications in early modern cultural understandings of the material aspects of militant nostalgia. Remembering Rome, Performing Rome...
Revenge narratives featuring animals in various roles provides sometimes vexing dynamics. From classic tragedies to modern thrillers,...
Literature has been a medium of escape for centuries, transporting readers to far-off lands, magical realms, and...
Ancient Jews and Christians were troubled by the inclusion of such a graphic love poem. Introduction Many...
An 11th-century poem of love, lust, and possibly gruesome death still resonates today. We’ve been using poetry...
The social and cultural transformation of the family took place gradually and unevenly. Originally published by Newberry...
His one-liners have proven memorable enough to secure his reputation as a cultural icon. As a teenager...
Introduction Ancient writing systems have been around since the dawn of civilization, with some of the earliest...
The quest for the meaning of life is first fully explored in the Gilgamesh epic of ancient...
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...