The great philosopher Aristotle, in his "Poetics", formulated the well-known definition of tragedy: Tragedy is, then, a representation of an action that is heroic and complete and of a certain magnitude—by means of language enriched with all kinds of ornament, each used separately in the different…
Our identity is a mosaic of perceptions, which are renewed and enriched throughout our lives. Along the way, there are times when we are given the opportunity to choose the pieces that will make up our identity. However, other times, this choice is out of our control. A case as such is that of the…
Dear younger self, It's been a while since I tried to talk to you. It’s been so long that I don't remember anymore. I was counting the days, but at some point, I ran out of fingers. I stopped. Counting got heavier… so I just stopped. You’ve grown up. I watch you, however, silently through my though…
If you had told someone, a few years ago, that artificial intelligence (or AI) could create a complete work of art, they would have laughed - and rightly so. However, we have now reached an age where even this has become a reality. Art has been influenced and changed by technology. Now this change…
"As you set out for Ithaca, hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery." writes the great poet, K. Cavafis, and these verses cannot leave us untouched. Cavafy's journey is not a return journey - in contrast to the Odyssean one- but a journey of departure and Cavafy's Ithaca…
Since being inside the womb, we hear our mother and father talking to us, confiding to us their dreams for our future, their worries, their impatience to meet and hold us in their arms. But, more than anything else, we hear them singing softly and melodically to us. This continues after birth with…
