Category Archives: Classics and the 21st Century

What’s Overlooked in Frankenstein

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Tommy Collison

I first read Frankenstein as a college freshman, and I was excited to read it again for the discussion series I’m hosting with David McDougall. The novel has permeated pop culture such that the themes (hubris, scientific advancement gone awry, those funny … Continue reading →

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Why They’ll Read Dante in Space

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Tommy Collison

(Previous thoughts on Dante here and here.) “Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them; there is no third.” —T.S. Eliot. “At one point midway on our path in life, I came around and found myself now searching through … Continue reading →

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Princeton Classics in The Atlantic

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Tommy Collison

I recently added “amateur Classicist” to my Twitter bio, in the sense that I take a lot of interest in the classics and the Great Books, but have zero formal training. One of the big differentiators between me and an … Continue reading →

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Princeton drops Greek/Latin language requirement for Classics majors

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Tommy Collison

A quick weekend edition of Literary Forge: in thinking about the ways that my Great Books Project differs from what you’d get at a traditional university. Learning ancient languages (specifically Greek & Latin, but probably also French) seems to be the … Continue reading →

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Should we teach Shakespeare?

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Tommy Collison

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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