The small fights for democracy are the epics of our time
A few weeks ago, I read “Gilgamesh” and “Beowulf.” I hadn’t read either before. But I knew the broad strokes of the stories. Gilgamesh is the tale of a Mesopotamian king and demigod who befriends a wild man; sees and grieves the wild man’s death and begins a quest for immortality. The surprise for a […]