Bakhtin You may occasionally run across Mikhail Bakhtin in the footnotes of more recent works of criticism on ancient authors. Terry Eagleton has a review of Continue Reading →
Stegner and the Lacrimae Rerum There is a nice oblique reference in Wallace Stegner’s novel Crossing to Safety to Aeneas’ reaction to the depictions of Troy in Book 1 of the Aeneid. Continue Reading →
Politicos and Latin Mottos Back to Scotland we go for a bit of bad Latin from Parliamentarian and Beatles fan Alistair Darling:On BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Mr Darling reele Continue Reading →
