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In Gilgamesh, scholars unearthed literary gold
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For much of the 20th century, Britain’s Pre-Raphaelite were dismissed as overly sentimental. A new exhibition shows why they’re back in favor
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Odyssey’s End?: The Search for Ancient Ithaca
A British researcher believes he has at last pinpointed the island to which Homer’s wanderer returned
An exhibition at Washington’s National Gallery of Art takes a fresh look at one of Spain’s most celebrated artists and the women he painted
Any other year, giving reactionary author V. S. Naipaul a Nobel Prize would have sparked debate
Mister Faulkner Goes to Stockholm
In six years, William Faulkner went from salaried Hollywood script doctor to winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. How had this miracle occurred?
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Enjoy a chapter of a translated fictional account of the Sun King’s kitchen gardenerâ—and peek into the intrigues of high society in 17th-century France
Think of All You’d Miss If Your Reading Skills Weren’t ‘Enhanced’ By Age
Think of all you’d miss if your reading skills weren’t ‘enhanced’ by age
Making Up for Lost Time: the Rewards of Reading at Last
At the age of 64, a Vermont farmer takes on the demanding task of learning his letters and discovers the new world found in books
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