Now long dead, the ancient Roman poet Ovid is finally being allowed to return home
Big news from Italy this week. To make sense of it, we need to go back a few years. Near the end of his life at the dawn of the first… Read more »
An artist transforms Ovid’s Metamorphoses… with blood
The year is 1735. A scholar in London has just purchased a copy of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Eager to read this enduring Latin classic in a beautiful new edition, he opens to… Read more »
Listen, we all knew this was coming
So, all over the world right now, Monday is happening. Don’t look at us: we didn’t do it. Here’s some interesting tidbits to follow as we all get through this… Read more »
For mature audiences only: Should books come with trigger warnings?
Should professors be required to warn their students that they’ve assigned them emotionally distressing material? Seems like “no,” but that’s a real question facing Columbia University (and many other institutions,… Read more »