In 2003, J.G. Ballard famously rejected a CBE (Commander of the British Empire), one of the royal honors bestowed annually by the Queen on various luminaries, saying, “I might have been… Read more »

With three new translations of The Iliad plus a new edition of Richmond Lattimore’s classic 1951 translation due out this month, The Economist wonders if it’s all really necessary. The article… 3 / Read more »