In total, the Dune series spans about 16,000 years, making it a particularly difficult story to parse if you’re dipping in ...

In 1997, for example, Vivian Gornick wrote that love was no longer the primary narrative conflict of contemporary literature.

There’s now a thriving industry based on expediting heartbreak. The lovelorn can check into a Heartbreak Hotel on London’s Broadway Market; do Yoga with Adriene classes to help them “tend to” their ...

The religions of the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans, often simply called “classical religion,” are often viewed as ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...