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Studia graeco-arabica Vol. 15 (2025) learningroads.cfs.unipi.it/sga-15-2025/ #openaccess
January 5, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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“All writing that is strong, alive, is autobiographical. At the same time, everything is invented. Everything Proust wrote has passed through what reality whispered to him.” —Hélène Cixous buff.ly/zshigS4
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Read more about how the newly released #UmbertoEco book came to be in this interview with author Antonio Roselli and illustrator Ansgar Lorenz on our blog:

blog.degruyter.com/umberto-eco-...
Umberto Eco neu erzählt: Hinter den Kulissen des Philosophencomics - De Gruyter Conversations
Er war Schriftsteller, Philosoph, Semiotiker – und auch Comic-Kenner. Umberto Eco hätte an dieser bebilderten Einführung in sein Leben und Schaffen wohl Gefallen gefunden – davon gehen der Literaturwi...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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How Ancient Greek Statues Really Looked: Research Reveals Their Bold, Bright Colors and Patterns
How Ancient Greek Statues Really Looked: Research Reveals Their Bold, Bright Colors and Patterns
This question, one often hears, ranks among the darndest things said by kids, or at least kids who have learned a little about history, but not the history of photography.
www.openculture.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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‘Ottoman succession practices cast all male dynasts as legitimate pretenders to the throne. A tradition emerged whereby the victorious claimant would hunt down and kill his surviving brothers and, often, their sons.’

Helen Pfeifer on Suleyman the Great and his heirs:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Helen Pfeifer · Turn around and run: Suleyman the Magnificent
There is murder, sex, duplicity and betrayal, all taking place at the court of one of the richest and most powerful...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM