Nourished by tradition: The lyricist who writes hit pop songs as beautiful as ancient poetry
Wearing a kind of traditional Chinese robe emerging in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), renowned lyricist Vincent Fang Wenshan, ...
Twas the Night Before Christmas”: The Original Poem and Its Controversial Backstory
You've heard of the beloved "’Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem—maybe some reinterpretations and parodies of it too. But who actually wrote it, and what inspired these iconic holiday verses?
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How a 4th-century poem combating heresies became a Christmas carol
Discover how a 4th-century poem by Aurelius Clemens Prudentius to respond to Christian heresies evolved into “Of the Father’s ...
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Greek Poetry in the Age of Ephemerality
Whether carved in stone or wood, printed onto a page, beat out by a mimetic or rhythmic body, or humming in the mind, poems are meant to engrave and adhere. Ancient Greek poetry exhibits a ...
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Poetry and Number in Graeco-Roman Antiquity
Catullus and Archimedes in dialogue with the less well-known isopsephic epigrams of Leonides of Alexandria and the anonymous arithmetical poems preserved in the Palatine Anthology, the book reveals ...
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Iranians seek guidance from ancient poetry of Hafez
Poetry enjoys immense popularity in Iran ... The tradition of Hafez bibliomancy - using his ancient wisdoms for divination and guidance - is known as Fal-e Hafez. 'Ambiguous and multifaceted ...
Global Times: Nourished by tradition: The lyricist who writes hit pop songs as beautiful as ancient poetry
Wearing a kind of traditional Chinese robe emerging in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), renowned lyricist Vincent Fang Wenshan, who has been best known for his works often treated as poetry of artistic ...