Homer has never been hotter in Hollywood.

There are hundreds, maybe thousands, of William Shakespeare adaptations in literature, but every once in awhile, one comes along that really reimagines the Bard's original works in such a remarkable ...

I didn't grow up in a religious home, but my childhood is filled with memories of my mother telling me and my sisters the story of the Great Flood. It is the perfect bedtime story — filled with ...

Beowulf is one of the oldest and most translated pieces of Old English literature. If you ever had to study it in high school, it’s likely the weighty poetics and narrative detours bogged down your ...

UI students and staff discuss the phenomenon of old stories resurging in popularity through contemporary reimaginings in film and TV. From Greek myths to classic superheroes, storytellers have ...

In the 150 years since Louisa May Alcott introduced readers to the March family with the publication of “Little Women,” Jo March and her sisters have become some of the most iconic and beloved ...

Discuss what myths are and their importance. Watch video clips to identify how and why three modern-day writers reinterpret myths to reflect contemporary themes and points of view. Rewrite a myth in ...

Sometimes a story is just so dang good, it bears repeating. From James Joyce’s Ulysses to Bridget Jones’s Diary, you’ve probably read a book that was just a modern retelling of a well-established ...

This is the defiant yet adorable response of Walter Dickens, the son of master storyteller Charles Dickens, in one of the opening scenes of Angel Studios’ new animated film “The King of Kings.” With ...

When Neylan McBaine told her friends in Brooklyn that she was moving to Salt Lake City a few years ago, she was shocked by the negative reactions she got. People warned her that Utah was unfriendly to ...