Nevertheless, for this poem, and for the first time in his career, Frost got paid—$15, by the editor of a New York weekly ...

Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the ...

Thule is less known than other places in classical mythology like Atlantis. But Thule actually existed. The prickly question ...

Based on a myth first told in Greece over 2,500 years ago, Hadestown, now playing in Sydney, is a modern retelling of the ...

Discover how satire, humor, and societal critique shaped Western theater in this insightful overview of the ancient Greek comedy.

Simmons, is a novel by the screenwriter of the 1971 movie of the same name -- the first to be called “folk horror” ...

“In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should ...

To mark the forthcoming 70th birthday of Dr. Wale Okediran, former National President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) and the current Secretary General of the Pan African Writers ...

Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th and is thought to be connected to the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia.

Some scholars trace Valentine's Day back to ancient Greece and the mythical green meadows of Arcadia in the Peloponnese.

Over a career that’s now in its seventh decade, Frederick Seidel has published nearly 20 notable collections of poetry—work ...