Baron Wormser: The Loss of Literature
Literature challenges the very idea of right thinking, which is one reason tyrants have suppressed literature, though that suppression is ably carried out by any zealous group of chiding, censorious know-it-alls.
Stuart Sheppard: The War Against Aesthetics in Contemporary Literature
We are increasingly being told that it is not important how well a poet writes; rather, the crucial issue is what a poet says.
Audio: What Ancient Greek Music Actually Sounded Like
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars … Continue reading
Lulu Nunn: 74 Essential Books (an alternative canon)
When Open Culture recently published Jorge Luis Borges’ list of 74 ‘great works of literature’, Lulu Nunn saw one glaring issue: the list included no works by women. Whether intentional … Continue reading
