Aesop on the Postmodern Priority of Language? (I Speak Tongue-in-Cheek) In the G tradition of the life of Aesop (ch. 51), Aesop’s master Xanthos decides to host a dinner for his students. He instructs Aesop to prepare some Continue Reading →
Grief Lessons Glen Bowersock reviews Anne Carson’s recent book on Euripides, Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides. A little from the beginning of the review on th Continue Reading →
Bakhtin Again In the first part of his review, Eagleton gives a sketch of Bakhtin’s difficult life under the Stalinists. At one point, he writes:Here [in St. Peters Continue Reading →