Everyone has a moment of selfishness, and Olympos is no different. Olympos wants a different life-to be a different animal. He only thinks of himself, visiting

In the 40 essays that constitute this collection, Guy Davenport, one of America's major literary critics, elucidates a range of literary history, encompassing l

By the time of Lucian, popular religion had ceased to hold much influence over the hearts of the cultured classes. Philosophy was the new God, but there were ef