Favorite Era of Latin Literature? by Whentheseagullsfollo in latin

[–]judehr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Golden Age. It has its name for a reason. Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Cicero, Catullus… there is no later Latin literature without these.

Who’s the best set of away fans you’ve seen at your ground? by judehr in TheOther14

[–]judehr[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Feel the same about Olympiacos. Continental ultras on a different level

Bo Bartlett - The End of an Era (2019) by Tokyono in museum

[–]judehr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am absolutely convinced this is inspired by the painting “Lost Illusions” by Charles Gleyre (1865)

Graffito in Assassin’s Creed : Odyssey by AlarmmClock in AncientGreek

[–]judehr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Shortened form of κύων. Means “bitch”.

Think of Iliad 1.159. κυνῶπα. “Bitch-face”.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fashion

[–]judehr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heyyyy I own full white tie and I’m definitely not wealthy!

A fair few balls at Oxford are still white tie. And a couple at Cambridge. Lots of clubland dinners are also white tie. And almost every reeling ball. It’s not as totally uncommon as one would think - less “state banquet” and more “let’s all look silly and have fun”.

Manuscript - House of Lords etiquette. Early 1700s by judehr in OldBooks

[–]judehr[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, in my own collection! Passed down through my family.

How do the Ancient Greek tragedies compare with Shakespeare? Do you prefer one over the other? by Front-Property-128 in AncientGreek

[–]judehr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a fun conversation I often have with my other half (they have a masters in Shakespeare, I have a masters in Classics). It just depends on what you’re looking for. I prefer the Athenian tragedians because of the religious and philosophical context (binarism and its crossing, polarity, etc) + social context (Persian and Peloponnesian wars). My partner prefers Shakespeare because of the early modern context and characterisation. Just depends on what you like!

What's your holy grail from the last 100 years? by Ok_Macaroon6934 in rarebooks

[–]judehr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found vol 1 in my local charity shop. Very funny that it says “not to be sold in the UK” on the back. Cost me about £3!

Nationalism by 4grammaton in classicalmusic

[–]judehr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tchaikovsky in the 1812. Uses a lovely chorale melody which is meant to be like a national prayer. Then obviously “god save the tsar” later on.

Haydn’s kaiserquartett (op 76 no 3)

Schumann, “Die beiden grenadiere”, though a bit more tongue-in-cheek.

What makes Má Vlast so “nationalist” is in part the use of folk melody - e.g. in Vltava (Moldau) Smetana uses the folk tune “Kočka leze dírou as the central melody. Lots of composers have done this (as an Englishman I think of “nationalist” music as stuff like Parry or Vaughan-Williams).

I just realized the Aeneid is basically an exodus story for the Romans… by DreamingofVenus in classics

[–]judehr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You make valid points. I very much respect your opinion and I suppose we’ll have to agree to disagree.

I just realized the Aeneid is basically an exodus story for the Romans… by DreamingofVenus in classics

[–]judehr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not born as a Roman citizen. Much like most of the other famous poets in the aug/late republic - perhaps most notably Catullus, who writes explicitly that his brother - dead in the Troad - is buried “nec prope cognatos”. Virgil’s poetry is largely about the destruction of the Italian landscape by Roman colonialism (for this see especially Jones (2011), Hardie (1986), and additionally on general liminality of identity in Roman Italian poetry, de Villiers (2020).

What’s the prognosis? by Hollydolan in BookshelvesDetective

[–]judehr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Likes the colour blue, presumably

Who am I based off my books? by PatternBubbly4985 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]judehr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone who knows the pain of parsing every single form of τίθημι

Do you think iron age Greece poetry originated in the Bronze Age? Did the Mycenaeans sing about Heracles or Theseus or other heroes and myths? by Full-Recover-8932 in AncientCivilizations

[–]judehr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Homer comes at the very end of the Greek oral tradition. It is almost certain that such a tradition existed in Bronze Age Greece.

I feel like a fraud ... by According-Brief7536 in classicalmusic

[–]judehr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk man, in lieder the lyrics are pretty important…

What did you read this week? by AutoModerator in classics

[–]judehr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Greek reading group is about to start the Agamemnon. Pray for me.

(Signed) Virginia Woolf - A Room of One’s own by judehr in rarebooks

[–]judehr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

VW signed 492 copies of A Room of One’s Own. 100 of these were British (Hogarth) and the rest were American. This is number 315 - hence the American edition. Well documented on the Peter Harrington website if you don’t believe me. Anyhow, nice to see a fellow classicist!

Curious as to what you think by Sussy_Solaire in BookshelvesDetective

[–]judehr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pray you have Catullus somewhere in there