August 31, 2017

The Continuing Enterprise of the Poem

August 31, 2017/ Melissa Beck

Veteran translator David Ferry tackles that Mount Everest of the translator's art, Virgil's Aeneid.

February 28, 2017

Once Upon a Time in Kerala

February 28, 2017/ Melissa Beck

A pivotal work of Indian literature, Chemmeen is both a romantic tale of star-crossed lovers and a stinging critique of women’s oppression.

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