The Derveni Papyrus This afternoon’s colloquium looks to be interesting: our guest is Gabor Betegh, and his talk is titled ‘The Derveni Papyrus and Early Stoicism’. Beteg Continue Reading →
Shakespeare Reception I want to recommend this article, linked through Arts & Letters Daily. It’s about Shakespeare’s universality and the reception of his plays in oth Continue Reading →
Grandmaster Samuel Butler Samuel Butler (discussed previously regarding Homer’s gender), is the source of a quotation that I use with one of my classes to illustrate ‘ratiocina Continue Reading →