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Currently readingA companion to school classics; by James Gow
Manuel des études grecquest et latines by Louis. Laurand

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Hello,

I was very interested in your explanation of helikōps in the Reading Homer group. I was wondering if you had any advice on the well-known epithet, "wine-dark" sea for epi oinopa ponton. I believe that this particular version is from the Lang/Butcher translation, but I've heard that at least some people think that the train of assumptions that led to this interpretation is very shaky. I think that Hugh Kenner may have written about this but I'm not sure. Can you recommend any reading on this subject, or on the difficulties of translating Homer in general?

Thank you,
Roberta Leibovitz (robertajl)

posted by robertajl at 5:24 pm (EST) on Nov 27, 2011

Ha! You made my day when you referred to me as a "classicist." I wish. I'm just a dabbler. I would love to be able to read those works in the original Greek and Latin, especially the writings of Julian. I tried teaching myself Homeric Greek some years ago, but didn't stick with it. Perhaps one day I'll try again. But probably not until I retire, and have more time on my hands.

I take it you're a Classics professor? I used to have a good friend I worked with who was working on his Ph.D. in that area. I used to love to be able to talk with him about it.

I'm currently working my way through Gibbon. Unfortunately, the edition I have is the Modern Library edition, with Oliphant Smeaton's footnotes included with Gibbon's. Mr. Smeaton's footnotes are really beginning to irritate me. Can you recommend another good edition?

posted by beelzebubba at 9:31 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2009

What a great library! And I can't wait until I have time to read more of your "thecampvs" blog. "Writing, thinking and you" was a pleasure to read.

posted by beelzebubba at 10:43 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2009

hello cardiffgiant
i love to find other readers of robert lynd.
merry christmas
pgt

posted by Porius at 12:44 am (EST) on Dec 23, 2008

On your Goethe photo, please edit the credit line by adding several line breaks. This will pull the credit info toward the right margin allowing the rest of the page to climb on the left.

Nice library.

posted by DromJohn at 2:51 pm (EST) on Aug 16, 2007

I also saw and enjoyed the Diogenes Club, but it appears Irene A? has beaten me to it again. Alas, I too am overburdened by talkative companions but knowledge of it's existance is a balm to the soul.

posted by reading_fox at 4:51 am (EST) on Jun 8, 2007

Compliments, dear sir, on the Diogenes Club. While disabled by my multiple club memberships from the very thought of joining, I can only pay you homage.

The spirit of the great Mycroft lives!

Yours sincerely,

Irene

posted by Eurydice at 3:11 pm (EST) on Jun 6, 2007

I love your user name.

I live in upstate New York, some day I should just drive over to Cooperstown and actually see The Cardiff Giant.

posted by sheherazahde at 3:57 pm (EST) on May 18, 2007

What up D! Well, I finally decided to give this thing a try, though I'm just starting out little by little.

Hope all's well--
Eric

posted by ejameshutchinson at 10:10 pm (EST) on Nov 14, 2006