Penguin Books in the U.S., financially independent of English Penguins but closely tied editorially, has never come close to the sales of its two-bit rivals, Pocket Books and Bantam Books. In ...

But the ancient world has been a visual shorthand for the idea of empire since Europe's neoclassical movement in the 18th century, when every budding conqueror wanted to imagine for himself all the riches of Rome. Napoleon adopted it. So did Adolf Hitler.

It is evident that we shall never reach or approach perfection in putting the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" into English. Each succeeding age must have its own version, or its own score of versions.

The verse—its deft rendering into English is typical of Latinist Arrowsmith’s translation—is. of course, sheer nonsense. The Satyricon is as impure and guileful as anything in literature ...

In director Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, The Odyssey, Tom Holland, widely known as the MCU's Spider-Man, takes on the role of Telemachus.

A Manhattan cult is suing a former member who wrote an explosive tell-all book and compared the group’s founder to murderous svengali Jim Jones. Odyssey Study Group Horn ‘s former leader Gans ...

Book review: “The Odyssey” The epic The Odyssey, written by Homer, is what philosophers call “canonical” or “classic” pieces of literature due to its prevalent lessons and moral displayed between the two main characters, Telemachus and his father, Odysseus.

Explore The Odyssey by Geraldine McCaughrean with BBC Bitesize KS3 English Literature. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

English-born, Australian Author's Novel 'Outback Odyssey' Sparks Inspiration for a New National Flag Reflecting Australia's rich Ancient Cultural Heritage “With 'Outback Odyssey', I wanted to ...