With the intention of preserving Byzantine spiritual wisdom, Greek monk Nicodemus devoted his life to writing the massive tome Philokalia.

In the 20th century, more precisely in 1942, in The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus presented the constant struggle of man ...

In 1997, for example, Vivian Gornick wrote that love was no longer the primary narrative conflict of contemporary literature.

Extra History Pygmalion Love Can Be Hard - Greek Mythology Posted: February 7, 2025 | Last updated: February 7, 2025 Step back in time to ancient Greece, where love took a most extraordinary form ...

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...

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Reading a book cover to cover takes time and energy, so it’s important to choose one that’ll keep you engaged across every page. Half the battle is knowing your tastes. What works for your ...

A multi-dimensional mathematical theory applied to texts belonging to the classical Greek Literature spanning eight centuries reveals interesting connections between them. By studying words, sentences ...

Sometimes we add meanings to the books to make them more relevant to ourselves. While they may not have been the author’s intention, it is one way in which great literature evolves. Frank ...

Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too. By Alexandra Alter When Andy Hunter ...