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Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics at Boston University

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Arion is one of the most distinguished classics journals. Some of the best works in classics have had their start in Arion.

The accessibility of Arion to non-specialist readers deeply interested in the core values of Western culture is one of Arion‘s primary aims. Elaine Fantham, president of the American Philological Association, announcing Arion as the winner of the inaugural APA Outreach Award, captured what’s so special about us: “Arion is the one journal I would most want to show friends outside the Classics to de

monstrate our exuberant variety of form and content, and its continued vitality.”

At the same time, Arion is available in most of the world’s best libraries because we demand the highest standards of scholarship from our contributors, whether these are prominent or simply promising scholars. Arion discusses not only the works of great classical authors like Homer and Virgil, but also history, theater, opera, film, architecture, contemporary museum shows, comparative literature, and philosophy. It features original poetry, modern translations, memoirs, public lectures, plays, and fiction – all creatively engaged with the classics. Professionals!: check out www.linkedin.com/in/arionbu

01/09/2025

Happy Labor Day from Arion! We invite you to trace Vergilian labor in this 2020 essay from George Saad:https://www.bu.edu/arion/files/2025/08/Saad.pdf

29/08/2025

Boethius won in this week’s poll. Celebrate with John Griffin’s translations from the Consolatio Philosophiae here:https://www.bu.edu/arion/files/2025/08/Griffin.pdf

28/08/2025

Augustine of Hippo died on this day in 430. Read about his “I” and “Not I” in Andrea Nightingale’s 2015 essay here:https://www.bu.edu/arion/files/2025/08/Nightingale.pdf

27/08/2025

Arion highlights Mark Rasmussen, who recently made his Arion debut with an essay on Chaucer and Euripides. Order the issue here: www.bu.edu/arion/subscribe
Rasmussen, emeritus professor at Centre College, is also a faculty member at the Bread Loaf School of English. Learn more about their programs here: https://www.middlebury.edu/school-english/

26/08/2025

Our poster sale continues! Decorating your classroom, office, dormitory? Buy one Arion poster and we’ll throw in 3 additional posters from our 1996-2008 stash for free, now until Labor Day. Check out our available posters here: https://www.bu.edu/arion/cover-posters/

25/08/2025

Apuleius won in our polls last week. This week we move to Romans in B. Who’s your favorite? Write in here or head to our other socials to hit the polls.

Boethius
Britannicus
Brutus (1st cent BCE)
Brutus (6th cent BCE)

21/08/2025

Aubrey Beardsley was born on this day in 1872. Among his most famous were illustrations to accompany editions of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, Wilde’s Salome, and Lucian’s True Histories; one from the last of these was featured on our most recent cover—order it here: www.bu.edu/arion/subscribe

20/08/2025

The poetry of Ricardo Pau-Llosa appears again in our latest issue, which you can order here: www.bu.edu/arion/subscribe
Enjoy some of his work for Plume Poetry here: https://plumepoetry.com/author/pau-llosa-ricardo

Our poster sale continues! Decorating your classroom, office, dormitory? Buy one Arion poster and we’ll throw in 3 addit...

19/08/2025

Cover Posters The following cover posters (14″ x 24″) are available for purchase here. Those marked with an asterisk are in limited quantity. Arion 1.1 (Winter 1990) Arion 3.2-3 (Fall 1995/Winter 1996) Arion 4.2 (Fall 1996) Arion 4.3 (Winter 1997) Arion 5.2 (Fall 1997) Arion 5.3 (Winter 1998) Ar...

18/08/2025

We’re skipping by psi and omega, thereby closing our long run of favorite Greeks polling. Today we begin with Romans. Who is your favorite Latin speaker beginning with A? Write in here or head to our other socials to hit the polls:

Agrippa
Agrippina
Apicius
Apuleius

15/08/2025

Chrysippus won in our polls this week. Have an idea for a stoic Arion essay? See our contributor guidelines here: www.bu.edu/arion/contribute

14/08/2025

Ernest Thayer was born on this day in 1863. His most well-known work, published under the pseudonym Phin, is “Casey at the Bat.” But before he created the Mudville 9, he earned a BA in philosophy from Harvard. Those who like playful, rhyming poetry can enjoy Seth Lerer’s Seussian Catullus 2 & 5 here:https://www.bu.edu/arion/files/2025/08/Lerer.pdf

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