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Jun 3 • Matthew Long
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Immortality in Fiction, from Ancient Greece to the far future
On The Iliad, 17,776, and more
Sep 23 • Matthew Long and Denise S. Robbins
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The Kingdom of the Dead
The Odyssey Book 11
Sep 19 • Matthew Long
38
3
Charting New Waters: A Framework for Literary Reflection
How twenty-four years at sea shaped a new approach to exploring books
Sep 16 • Matthew Long
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The Bewitching of Queen of Aeaea
The Odyssey Book 10
Sep 12 • Matthew Long
27
4
The Soul of a Nation: Reclaiming America's Promise in an Hour of Division
Exploring Life through the Written Word
Sep 11 • Matthew Long
51
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Homo Vitruvius - An Interview with A. Jay Adler
A Beyond the Bookshelf Profile
Sep 9 • Matthew Long and A. Jay Adler
37
18
In the One-Eyed Giant’s Cave
The Odyssey Book 9
Sep 5 • Matthew Long
31
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