The poet Virgil was famed for licking his verses into shape the way a mother bear licks her newborn cub to give it form. He was rough and meticulous at once. In appearance he was large and swarthy; he ...
Gorgeous pageants, tempestuous rejoicings in every city of the land, honored Italy’s No. 1 Virgil (Publius Virgilius Maro) on the 2,000th anniversary of his birth (TIME, May 5). Last week Italy faced ...
The best part of Aw, Hell is the walking tour at the beginning—it's not a long trek, though it is heavy on rules: No sinning. No laughing. No touching, but the monsters can touch you. Ancient Roman ...
What exactly constitutes a poem? To some contemporary writers, one might consider a shopping list of milk, eggs, oats and tea a form of poetry. Classicists will look towards narrative epics by the ...
The 44-year-old SKIMS founder made her 'Call Her Daddy' podcast debut on Wednesday, Oct. 15 A shocking video challenges Alec ...