The relationship between Patroclus and Achilles is the strongest one in the ‘Iliad’. Introduction Patroclus is a figure...
Literature
The rhetorical art of persuading listeners to change their minds became a dramatic art. In November 1597...
She caused a furor when she coined “the banality of evil” to describe mindless acts of Nazi...
No American writer is more associated with writing about war in the early 20th century than Ernest...
Stories in Greek mythology on the cycle of nature showing youth, death, and rejuvenation have lessons for...
Comic book depictions of superheroines as politicians illustrate how sexism weakens democracy. Introduction Each July, comics fans,...
Examining demons and monstrous creatures of ancient Mesopotamia. Abstract Demons and monsters are inherently moveable creatures: from...
The ability of professors to teach and write about controversial topics without fear of retribution is nothing...
American soldiers devoured paperbacks on the front lines, spawning a new generation of readers. In January 1942,...
America was supposed to be the land of the free and Germany was the land where fascists...
Shulgi had three wives and six consorts who gave birth to 18 sons and 13 daughters. Introduction...
Her occult romance novels brim with fantasies of telepathy, mesmerism, and radioactivity. This article, Radioactive Fictions: Marie...
How the creative community currently is using artificial intelligence (AI) to create original works. Originally published by...
Books leave their traces in our minds, but often we leave traces of ourselves in books, too....
It takes a lot of steps – and help from other people – to make a physical...
How the Epic of Gilgamesh is interpreted by online communities which exist within the manosphere network. Abstract...
Poetry may well have been Maffeo Barberini’s first and most important inclination. Introduction In the early years...
Are you a bookworm in search of your next captivating read? Look no further! In this article,...
In the late Middle Ages, authors shared their texts freely. Introduction Hackers are the last thing most...
The papacy was a constant factor in the political, economic, and cultural exchange. Introduction In most studies...
The idea that human activity threatens nature dates back to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Introduction...
While Henry David Thoreau preached simplicity, Lorine Niedecker simply lived it. On a sunny Saturday in August,...
The enemies of the Assyrians sought to wipe all memory of them from history. Introduction The Library...
Examining his work as the librarian of the two most important 17th-century Roman collections. Introduction Seventeenth-century Rome...
What happened when Stéphane Mallarmé reimagined the book. French symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé lived in culturally unsettled...
Gambling has been a popular pastime for centuries. The allure of the chance to win big has...
How the text might be read anew through a queer lens. Introduction John Wieners’ life and work...
Books were very definitely a part of the religious atmosphere of the South. In our century a...
America’s approach to adult education has neglected to connect the millions of people struggling to read. By...
Multitudes of people throughout history have enjoyed having the opportunity to read. This explains the immortality of...