Literature
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There is absolutely nothing academic or intellectual about Greek mythology; it is addictive, entertaining, approachable and astonishingly human. In opening pages of Mythos, Stephen Fry announces his intention almost at once: not the lecture hall but the fireside, where the gods may still be discussed with relish, raised eyebrows, and the occasional perfectly-timed punchline. Mythos…
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The other day I had an overwhelming itch to read something a bit more experimental and perhaps even slightly avant-garde. There is a shelf on one of my bookcases that houses a number books that fall under this category. One will find the likes of Ulysses by James Joyce, Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett,…