Reading ‘The Bacchae’ at Night
Image: Detail of the painting on the lid of an Attic lekanis in the red-figure style: Penteus torn apart by Ino and Agave. Ca. 450–425 B.C. Louvre Museum.
Essays
Book Reviews
Cuba and Spain, between Love, War, and Oblivion
Cuban and Cuban-Spanish literature has narrated the wars of independence with gaps and reinterpretations, while Uva de Aragón offers an intimate view that weaves together love, memory, and history.
Loose Pages
A Small Apocalypse
Writing here today, in this city, on this street, in this dark apartment, is an irrational act of stubbornness, an old man’s pastime.
Bouquiphiles
Lost Libraries
A personal library begins as an act of passion before becoming a great sacrifice.