THE DOUBLE IMAGE by Helen MacInnes. 309 pages. Harcourt, Brace & World. $5.75. Dr. Gilbert Highet, head of the classics department at Columbia University, recalls that he was particularly busy that ...
POETS IN A LANDSCAPE (267 pp.)—Gilbert Highet—Knopf ($6.50). OVID’S THE ART OF LOVE (206 pp.)—translated by Rolfe Humphries—Indiana University ($3.75; paperback, $1.45). A book is born; a classic is ...
Sometimes writing is like a cross-country road trip. You’re heading on one road in a certain direction and then some interesting, unexpected sight lures you on a detour. The detour proves to be really ...