Monthly Archives: April 2021

Wednesday Links, 4/28/21

Summary and analysis of Agamemnon. “Like Prose’s essay on the Comey hearing for NYRB, The Vixen makes an implicit argument for good writing, and even good editing, as a form of political defiance.” David Goodman has a good quote in response to the … Continue reading

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Bawdiness in The Canterbury Tales

I knew absolutely nothing about The Canterbury Tales before it was on my great books list and before I read it in the last two weeks. David and I decided to add it to “Reading The Greats” discussion series, and I’m … Continue reading

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Sunday Links, 4/25/21

I’m delighted to say that I’ve found at least one other person who cultivates these sorts of literary-minded links. Notes in the Margin is an excellent blog that has a “Literary Links” section. “Bartsch’s spirited, readable translation is a […] … Continue reading

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Friday Links, 4/23/21

Dr. Shadi Bartsch has a predictably excellent conversation with Tyler. Her translation of The Aeneid is fantastic, but her commentary on Virgil, the era in which he was writing, and the choices he makes in the text are even better. Profile of … Continue reading

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Should we teach Shakespeare?

I spent a semester of college as Opinion Editor for the Washington Square News, NYU’s student paper, and it was easily the most enjoyable and formative few months of my college years. We did a lot of what we called point-counterpoint, … Continue reading

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An update on Howard University’s Classics Department

They are indeed shutting it down — here’s a statement from Dr. Alexander Tulin to the Society for Classical Studies: “Howard University has decided to close the Department of Classics as part of its prioritization efforts and is currently negotiating … Continue reading

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A Request + Sunday Links, 4/18/21

As well as being a place I can put some notes down on the Great Books, I want to use this blog as a sort of village pump for the conversations around Classics and the 21st century. I’m still experimenting … Continue reading

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Tuesday Links, 4/13/21

Howard University is considering getting rid of its Classics department. Tell Me Aristotle, Why Do We Have Butts? Relevant to this project: the blog Anne with a Book asks: are classic books inherently better than modern books? (To me, “inherently” is … Continue reading

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