The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Parts of two previously unknown poems by the Greek lyric poet Sappho have been discovered on an ancient papyrus. An ...

"(Fr.) Paris. Pupil of Hebert and Bonnat. Honorable mention, Paris Salon. Sappho. 25 x 47. The subject of this spirited painting was one of the greatest lyric poets of Greece. She was born either at ...

Words can be an incantation; the right verse can summon desire and a depth of feeling that can seem at odds with the quiet act of reading. Heart rates can rise as readers quietly turn the page, ...

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