Mencken on poetry I came across the following bits of interest from H.L. Mencken’s collection of critical essays, Prejudices: First Series. I thought Eric might be inte Continue Reading →
Things Metrical Two quickies for your consideration: Christopher Francese reads Horace’s priamel to Maecenas in the latest Latin Poetry Podcast, and Kiichiro Itsumi’s Continue Reading →
Ovid and Housman My Latin IV students are reading Ovid in translation, and this week we’re covering book 5, which is essentially a pastiche of the major genres of epic Continue Reading →
