Barbara Graziosi’s compact and to-the-point book, titled simply Homer, offers a smoothly written and reader-friendly introduction to a host of … More
Month: May 2020
A Documentary Explores the Obscure Danish Painter Vilhelm Hammershøi
Though much of the world is now slowly and cautiously returning to a semblance of normal life, it was only … More
The Strange and Wonderful Experience of Encountering the Kalevala
The Kalevala — Elias Lönnrot’s ambitious compilation of Finish stories published in the middle of the 19th century — is … More
Homer on the Screen: A ’90s Miniseries of The Odyssey
In terms of TV years, the 1997 miniseries The Odyssey, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, feels like something of a relic. … More
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