Classics in the News

Classics in the arts

• Sappho’s Leap by Erica Jong (novel)
• The Love Artist: A Novel by Jane Alison (novel about Ovid)
• An Imaginary Life by David Malouf (novel about Ovid)
• Achilles: A Novel by Elizabeth Cook
• The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (a novel; made into a film with Sean Connery)
• The Mask of Apollo by Mary Renault (novel)
• The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault (novel)
• The Bull from the Sea by Mary Renault (novel)
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt (novel set on a contemporary college campus)
• Ancient Play to Be Shown After Text Found in Mummy by Michele Kambas
  

Classics in Film

• “The Emperor’s Club”
• “Gladiator”
• “Satyricon” (Fellini)