Karl Kirchwey, author of At the Palace of Jove, reads his own poems in the company of works by other poets who have inspired him.

Poet, priest, gambler, grocer, and professor, Lorenzo Da Ponte was one of the most engaging personalities in modern history.

In this informal lecture, Jonathan Franzen talks about the writing life and the power of his chosen genre, the social novel, bringing to bear the same keen vision and strong opinions that shaped The Corrections and his book of essays,

The long and futile war between the advanced societies of Athens and Sparta continues to instruct not only historians, but also analysts of international relations, military tactics and political science, as told in Kagan's four-volume and one-vol

Odysseus has been imagined in works from Homer's Odyssey to the film "O Brother Where Art Thou?." In Odysseus: A Life, classicist Charles Rowan Beye pieces together ancient sources and modern scholarship to tell a life story whic

The acclaimed author of This Side of Brightness turns to the wild life and times of Rudolf Nureyev.

Chris Hedges' bestselling War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning fearlessly analyzes the mythology that carries societies into war. This event is co-sponsored by WNET/Thirteen New York.

Forty years ago, Walter R. Brooks's Freddy the Pig books were a staple of American children's literature.

Explorer, businessman, army officer, politician, and abolitionist, John C. Frémont was a symbol of the frontier spirit. This lecture looks at at Frémont's exploration and his writings, which compelled America to re-imagine the west.

The cartographical, political and commercial achievements of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are well known, but their expedition has never been properly credited for its many important scientific discoveries.

The author of five books of poetry and two essay collections presents his new edition of Horace's odes translated by thirty-five modern poets.

The Caldecott medalist talks about creating his stories and illustrations and engages participants in performing his favorite scenes.