Category: Fleming
Darkness Visible, The Elizabethans, IV
Unfortunately, neopaganism does not merely have a dark side. It is the dark side of the classical revival in general and of Hellenism in particular
Reconsidering the Odyssey, I
Christopher Nolan’s new film “version” is out, and although I have not yet seen it, I am going to put up some sections of a long-promised but never delivered set of lectures on the Ancient Greek Mind. This first section takes up the question of “who were the Greeks?”, though I have eliminated most of the historical details of the lectures.
Greek I.42 WITH TRANSLATION AUDIO. Greek sentences corrected
I have been completely tied up the past few weeks with our Summer School. Besides, a little vacation from time to time refreshes the brain and the appetite to learn.
Italian III.3
It is time to work on the subjunctive. This is taken up by Olga Ragusa on p. 109. Plus a poem of Carducci.
Naive Conservatives Put Their Trust in Princes, Again
I am a little puzzled by the Conservatives’ reaction to the Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold birthright citizenship.
Darkness Visible, The Elizabethans, Part III
One thread connecting Renaissance magic with our own New Age magic is the belief in secret brotherhoods and utopian societies ruled by adepts in Hermetic magic, such as the lost continent of Atlantis.
Italian I I.2 Un Canzone Updated 06/26
Un Vecchio Frack by Domenico Modugno
Probably Modugno’s finest song, and that is saying a great deal. You will find it on Youtube but when I post the link it does not work so go to it yourself.
Darkness Visible: The Elizabethans, Part II
When the greatest magus of the age, Giordano Bruno, was burned at the stake at the Campo dei Fiori in Rome in 1600, Bruno’s English friends and followers were careful to distance themselves from their discredited master
Paper Moon White House
For days I have been haunted by the idea that Donald Trump, especially in his most recent incarnation as buffoon-in-chief, reminds me of someone.
