Reading Livy in English translation is a compromised experience, no doubt, but the exhaustion from even the first few books … More
Tag: Classics
142. (Marguerite Yourcenar)
These days especially, everyone ought to know the closing paragraphs of the opening essay, “Faces of History in the Historia … More
137. (William Shakespeare)
The recent National Theatre production of Hamlet, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, opens in Hamlet’s bedroom, where the prince sits, playing old records … More
74. (Émile Zola)
In the spirit of a reading journal, here’s the first of a two-part attempt to say something coherent about Zola’s … More
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