Spaces, too, have a history. And history always takes place in spaces. But what do historians mean w... more

A forgotten gem of French literature, Duvert s version of The Lord of the Flies an indictment again... more

Poetry. Translated from the Slovenian by Michael Thomas Taren. Slovenian poet Toma alamun (1941-2014) is hailed as one...... more

At last available in English translation, "Soy Realidad" is Tomaž Šalamun’s twenty-first collection ... more

During the last millennium B.C., before the coming of the Romans, the Etruscans built a thriving civ... more

In viewing the great works of sacred Western art, many people find difficulty in understanding the s... more

From Agatha to Zeno, Francis of Assisi to Mary Magdalene, Saints in Art presents the characteristic ... more

As archetypes of human virtue and vice, the gods and heroes of ancient Greece and Rome have figured ... more

The discovery of and excavations at Pompeii in the second half of the eighteenth century not only pr... more

Rome continues to be the monumental expression of a legend. It is the eternal city where all roads o... more