Cultura Nova · @humanities
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"Read for pleasure."
Against the functionalist approach to literature.
#culture #literature #education #books #classicalliterature
Cultura Nova · @humanities
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"Beyond the kingdom of the sick: What literature teaches us about illness."
Virginia Woolf, Hilary Mantel, and Susan Sontag have often described illness as a landscape of sorts—but new writers point to a different way of approaching disease that seems more fitting to our time.
#culture #literature #classicalliterature
Cultura Nova · @humanities
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"Virgil’s Fascinating Portrayals of Greek Mythology."
The Roman poet Virgil alluded to incredible tales from Greek mythology throughout his works. Read on to discover how this inspired him to create some of Classical literature’s greatest works.
#culture #ClassicalLiterature #literature #Dante #Virgil #GreekMythology
https://www.thecollector.com/virgil-fascinating-portrayals-greek-mythology/
#culture #classicalliterature #literature #dante #virgil #greekmythology
Alberto Nespoli · @albenespoli
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RT @tylermLockett
Homer, mysteriously obscured in shadow, tells a captive audience of the fabled war for ilium. (Troy)
#troy #homer #iliad #odyssey #odysseus #achilles #helen #ancientpoet #ancientgreece #classicalliterature #mythologyart #Greekmyths
#GreekMyths #mythologyart #classicalliterature #ancientgreece #ancientpoet #helen #achilles #odysseus #odyssey #iliad #homer #troy