The greek experience

The cut-throat politics of Syracuse informed Plato’s thinking

Reminiscences Joe Brainard I Remember 208pp. Daunt. ...

Whether vestiges of paganism survived Europe’s Christianisation is a subject of enduring fascination. Scholarly debate navigates between the ‘maximalist’ position (much survived) and the ‘minimalist’

BOHEMIANS A BLOOMSBURY INGÉNUE The lives ...

A freewheeling Cavafy for modern times

Barbara Rosenwein opens her new book with descriptions of the diverse ways her female friends and relatives have experienced old age – some declining into dementia, others enjoying healthy, independen