Ancient Greek is vanishing from British education, warns The Spectator: only 206 A-level pupils in 2025, mostly private schools. Dumbing down, translations over originals threaten classics.

Homer, the enigmatic author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, profoundly shaped Western literature. Despite his immense influence, his life remains a mystery, with scholars debating his existence. His ...

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Unthinkable: The voice of the Catholic Church in Irish education should be commended for raising the question of ‘purpose’ ...

Should we survive the next three years, the odds are good we will look back on Donald Trump’s second presidency as the “Years of Living Absurdly.” This, at least, is the view of media outlets, ranging ...

Mathematician Sarah Hart has always loved to read — and she argues literature and math are fundamentally intertwined. She ...

Ulysses has been described by the literary critic Harold Bloom as “Shakespeare-soaked”. In the novel’s opening episode, Buck Mulligan sends up Stephen Dedalus’s unorthodox views about Hamlet: “He ...

Math is everywhere — and if you look closely, it's key to uncovering an enthralling perspective on literature, says mathematician Sarah Hart. "The universe is full of underlying structure, pattern, ...

Hermann Hesse believed true enlightenment stems from an individual's courageous journey of self-discovery, not societal expectations. His quote emphasizes the sole duty of an enlightened person is to ...