April 11, 2010
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The incipit of a radio column in the Scotsman: Is Dot Branning a one-woman Greek chorus? Might Sophocles, not averse to a goblet of wine or two, have drawn inspiration at the bar of the Queen Vic? In OedipusEnders, comedian and self-confessed closet classicist Natalie Haynes discovers that ancient Greek tragedy and TV soap operas…
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I suspect/hope we’ll be getting more coverage on this one … an excerpt from the Times (tip o’ the pileus to Diana Wright): Argument still rages over where the Alpine crossing took place. While there is general agreement that Hannibal moved up the Rhône from Avignon almost to Valence, from there onwards every valley and…
rogue classicism 