Yesterday it was mythology in a book, today myths strut on the stage. Destination: Greece Read/See: Medea, by Euripides (Legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece) Oedipus and Antigone, two plays by Sophocles, (Legends from the Royal Family of Thebes) In a graduate school seminar, I became fixated on traveling to Greece. The professor showed [...]
When you visit Greece, it helps to know a bit about the mythology, gods and heroes. This is particularly true if you want to enjoy the Parthenon in Athens and understand the current controversy over the British Museum vs. Greece. The recommended Mythology by Edith Hamilton reveals that ancient Greeks were good story tellers.
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With violence raging on the streets of Tehran, it is a good time to look back at Reading Lolita in Tehran to get an understanding of real life in Tehran.
The movie, My Life in Ruins, shows beautiful scenery, but the comedy fails.
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Graham Greene’s The Quiet American uses characters to represent nations and foretells the American involvement in Vietnam.
Monthly column appears today at Wandering Educators: a look back at A Traveler’s Library for the Month of May.
Books that Alan Cheuse read during and after his trip to Indonesia.
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Book reviewer Alan Cheuse publishes a book of articles. Part focus on the theme of water, and part on
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