Haha, and a lot of dubious material from an ethical point of view also. so much xenophobia, violence, intolerance, oneupmanship....
June 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Haha, and a lot of dubious material from an ethical point of view also. so much xenophobia, violence, intolerance, oneupmanship....
The historical books were a bit tedious to be honest, but I am really excited about what is coming next - Book of Job, the Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, and all the major and minor Prophets. From what I know about them, these might be my favourite parts of the Hebrew Bible.
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The historical books were a bit tedious to be honest, but I am really excited about what is coming next - Book of Job, the Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, and all the major and minor Prophets. From what I know about them, these might be my favourite parts of the Hebrew Bible.
I am going to read The Odyssey as well but not immediately. I want to first read some more secondary literature on Homer and the Trojan war and then read the Classical Greek plays which reference the War.
June 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I am going to read The Odyssey as well but not immediately. I want to first read some more secondary literature on Homer and the Trojan war and then read the Classical Greek plays which reference the War.
Next time I am going to read the Richmond Lattimore's translation. Richard Martin's introduction in this volume is really superb, much better than the one by Bernard Knox in Fagles's edition or Barbara Graziosi's volume in the Oxford VSI series. It helped me a great deal.
June 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Next time I am going to read the Richmond Lattimore's translation. Richard Martin's introduction in this volume is really superb, much better than the one by Bernard Knox in Fagles's edition or Barbara Graziosi's volume in the Oxford VSI series. It helped me a great deal.
That said, the second reading will be much easier, now that I have spent so much time looking up the notes, all the different introductions, and other supplementary secondary reading material.
June 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
That said, the second reading will be much easier, now that I have spent so much time looking up the notes, all the different introductions, and other supplementary secondary reading material.
a real cup from 9th century BCE containing the inscription "I am the Nestor's cup," - one of the earliest surviving Greek writing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestor%...
Nestor's Cup (Pithekoussai) - Wikipedia
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June 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
a real cup from 9th century BCE containing the inscription "I am the Nestor's cup," - one of the earliest surviving Greek writing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestor%...
And next year there are new editions of his works coming out in the Oxford World's Classics series. I hope they are nicely annotated, especially Doctor Faustus, which requires a lot of scholarly guidance
June 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
And next year there are new editions of his works coming out in the Oxford World's Classics series. I hope they are nicely annotated, especially Doctor Faustus, which requires a lot of scholarly guidance
Nora (with François Furet, also his brother-in-law) was one of the most important figures in the "centrist" and anti-leftist intellectual revolution in France in the 70s and the 80s.
The duo take centrestage in this two-part classic demolition job by Perry Anderson
The duo take centrestage in this two-part classic demolition job by Perry Anderson
Perry Anderson · Dégringolade: The Fall of France
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June 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Nora (with François Furet, also his brother-in-law) was one of the most important figures in the "centrist" and anti-leftist intellectual revolution in France in the 70s and the 80s.
The duo take centrestage in this two-part classic demolition job by Perry Anderson
The duo take centrestage in this two-part classic demolition job by Perry Anderson
This is a review of an English edition of his monumental edited volume called "Realms of Memory," a sort of historical encyclopedia of French identity.
June 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This is a review of an English edition of his monumental edited volume called "Realms of Memory," a sort of historical encyclopedia of French identity.
This looks nothing unusual to someone who is familiar with epics in the Indian (Sanskrit or vernacular) tradition.
I am surprised why it took such a long time for Western scholars to identify this element of Homeric style and connect it to the oral tradition. It seems extremely obvious.
I am surprised why it took such a long time for Western scholars to identify this element of Homeric style and connect it to the oral tradition. It seems extremely obvious.
June 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This looks nothing unusual to someone who is familiar with epics in the Indian (Sanskrit or vernacular) tradition.
I am surprised why it took such a long time for Western scholars to identify this element of Homeric style and connect it to the oral tradition. It seems extremely obvious.
I am surprised why it took such a long time for Western scholars to identify this element of Homeric style and connect it to the oral tradition. It seems extremely obvious.
Now onwards to the Iliad! I don't think I am fully prepared yet but I am ready to jump in.
June 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Now onwards to the Iliad! I don't think I am fully prepared yet but I am ready to jump in.