I have, as promised, added two sections, the first on the metrical shape of the lines with some small effort to show a parallel effect in English, and, second, on the tightness of syntax and word order that makes the first stanza one complete thought expressed in a complete sentence–something we simply cannot do, at least not very well, in English.
Mr. Autodidact has been missing in action for some time. We celebrate his triumphant return by announcing our plan for two weekly programs on Latin, corresponding roughly to the first and second years of a college Latin course. As many of our readers know, I did a Latin I course on CD’s plus study guide years ago. Back then, we kept the lessons short and Spartan, because of production and shipping costs. This meant that I had to leave out a fair amount of explanation. In addition, because of our very limited technology, the recorded material had to be dry–we...
This is a poem I loved in the days I regarded myself as a cynical roué and was only a very foolish romantic.
At last we can agree with Alec Baldwin on something. He recently tweeted: “I don’t think anyone involved in the college fraud cases should go to prison. That includes past cases as well. Community service, fines, yes. But prison time, no. My heart goes out to Felicity, Bill Macy and their family,’ the actor said in a tweet Wednesday.”…………….
This is not the title of a new game to replace “Where’s Waldo?” but a chance to interrogate Chad Rayson, the August Derleth of the Iron Range. TFF: So, Chad, what happened to Anterus Smith or by whatever name he wishes to be called? CR: So what is this? You’re Aeschylus writing an ode to Zeus? You want to know what the trouble with you classicists is? TFF; Not especially, in fact, definitely no. CR: I’ll tell you anyway. You’re so tied up in some other word, going in quest of Ulysses or sailing with Jason and the...
In striking out on our own, we did not intend to surrender the wisdom painfully acquired by earlier generations of classical liberals, libertarians, and small-government conservatives. If government interference in private life was a major source of social and moral dissolution, then it made no sense to call upon governments to save the family, restore community, or promote great art.
Trump is taking flak for the best action of his administration to date–refusing to support the Christian-killing Kurds.
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