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Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s <em>Iliad</em>

Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s Iliad

Emily Hauser Explores Ancient Greek Visions of Gender

By Emily Hauser | June 13, 2025

On the Opaque Origins and Tumultuous Ancient History of Homer’s <em>Odyssey</em>

On the Opaque Origins and Tumultuous Ancient History of Homer’s Odyssey

Daniel Mendelsohn Considers the Legacy of a Civilization-Making Epic

By Daniel Mendelsohn | April 9, 2025

From Ancient Troy to 1990s Tennessee: Maria Zoccola on Creating an Afterlife For Homer’s Helen

From Ancient Troy to 1990s Tennessee: Maria Zoccola on Creating an Afterlife For Homer’s Helen

“We’re raising eidolons, real and not-real, tales that move and breathe and stand side by side, speaking Troy into the future.”

By Maria Zoccola | January 14, 2025

“Make it New... Again.” Why We Need Alexander Pope’s Wild, Weird Poetry Today

“Make it New... Again.” Why We Need Alexander Pope’s Wild, Weird Poetry Today

Ryan Ruby on the Need to Shake Up Our Modern Era of Clean Professionalization

By Ryan Ruby | November 22, 2024

The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

Daisy Dunn on Sappho's Genre-Defying Verses and the Invention of the Term “Lesbian”

By Daisy Dunn | July 30, 2024

Cool merch for classic novels.

Cool merch for classic novels.

By James Folta | July 24, 2024

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By Christopher de Hamel | November 30, 2023

Robin Lane Fox on Why We Still Read Homer

By History of Literature | November 8, 2023

How Ancient and Modern Greek Helps Us Make Sense of Greece Today

By Nick Romeo | November 2, 2023

A Master Class in Words: On the Vitality and Vividness of <em>The Iliad</em>'s Opening Lines

A Master Class in Words: On the Vitality and Vividness of The Iliad's Opening Lines

Robin Lane Fox Considers the Movement of Homer's Epic

By Robin Lane Fox | October 30, 2023

Enduring Epics: Emily Wilson and Madeline Miller on Breathing New Life Into Ancient Classics

Enduring Epics: Emily Wilson and Madeline Miller on Breathing New Life Into Ancient Classics

The Author of Circe Talks to the Translator of The Iliad

By Emily Wilson | September 26, 2023

How <em>The Odyssey</em> Helped My Father and Me to Grow

How The Odyssey Helped My Father and Me to Grow

Daniel Mendelsohn on His Father and Making Lessons That Live On

By Daniel Mendelsohn | September 1, 2023

Disappearing Books, AI Ghosts, and War Mammoths: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Disappearing Books, AI Ghosts, and War Mammoths: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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By Natalie Zutter | September 1, 2023

Spoiler(s): The Dog Does Die at the End, a Reading List

Spoiler(s): The Dog Does Die at the End, a Reading List

E.B. Bartels Recommends Annie Hartnett, Sy Montgomery, Kira Jane Buxton, and More

By E.B. Bartels | October 31, 2022

What the Ancient Greeks <em>Thought</em> They Understood About Blood

What the Ancient Greeks Thought They Understood About Blood

Dr. Dhun Sethna on Homer, Hippocrates, and the Vascular System

By Dr. Dhun Sethna | June 7, 2022

Is Clytemnestra an Archetypically Bad Wife or a Heroically Avenging Mother?

Is Clytemnestra an Archetypically Bad Wife or a Heroically Avenging Mother?

Natalie Haynes on the Motivations of a Maligned Figure

By Natalie Haynes | March 28, 2022

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