The Survival of Classical Texts In the introduction to Texts and Transmission, L.D. Reynolds helpfully illustrates the contraction and expansion of classical texts from antiquity thr Continue Reading →
On Theoretical Jargon ‘Modern American theorists are products of the U.S. educational system: rarely do they master a foreign language. Perhaps that is why they have invent Continue Reading →
An Uncommon Word? While I was reading Proba’s Cento today, I came across the half-linefacies inmania cete,which is from Aeneid 5.22. I had to look cete up–it’s a neute Continue Reading →