The marriage didn’t begin auspiciously. They postponed their honeymoon when Serge began frequenting a casino in Vigny before their departure. “Each morning I would be presented with an ...

When Yannis Ritsos passed away on November 11, 1990, the world of poetry lost one of the greatest poets of the 20th century.

The Portuguese word for "goddess," Eloa was an angel of compassion in Alfred de Vigny's epic 19th-century poem, Eloa or the Sister of Angels. She was said to have been born of the tear Christ shed ...

All the transport ministers of the post-revolution governments have been there. From unannounced visits to pretended surprise ...

The parasol was made out of green silk, had close-linked chainmail, and weighed about 3.5lb. - Marguerite Vigny, aka Miss Sanderson - The finest swordswoman in Edwardian England, she developed an ...