Stand your ground and bite your lip I’ve never been much of a Latinist — don’t get me wrong. It’s just that Greek poetry has always interested me more, even when it seems so straight fo Continue Reading →
Aquinum 2 In the recent post on Aquinum, I forgot to mention that I also saw a nice classical reference in modern-day Aquino in the large piazza in front of the Continue Reading →
More on Fifth-Foot Spondees (Updated) I was surprised to find not just one, but two fifth-foot spondees in Ausonius’ Versus Paschales, found under heading IV in Green’s edition–a poem of Continue Reading →
