Classics
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
When classicists attack classics
Sanskrit isn’t the only ancient language to be affected by academic imperialism
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
Hollowed-out Humanities
The tyranny of DEI, the canard of “decolonisation” and the rise of the bureaucrats
Bringing the Bacchae to the bush
Chula finds a cultural confidence in Malawi that is lacking in the contemporary West
Oldies made the best holiday companions
A trio of 20th century novels each offer a different desideratum for the discerning lounger
Modern echoes of ancient history
Stephen Kershaw may have taken accessibility too far in his classical account
Murders for January
While away the winter with would-be classics
Woke: the oldest profession
The modern hegemony of the “liberal professions” has become one of the principal challenges to liberal democracy
Murders for August
What masterpieces hide on tired and musty shelves?