Humanities
Sunday Feb 17th, 2013
The tragic death of an actor
The farce is at its height: the old clown in the armchair is surrounded by whirling figures in outlandish doctors’ costumes, welcoming him into their brotherhood with a mock initiation ceremony. He takes the Latin oath: ‘Juro’, falters. His face crumples. The audience gasps – is something wrong? But the clown is grinning now, all is well, the dancing grows frenzied, the play rushes on to its end. Not till the next day will the audience find… read more »
Tuesday May 21st, 2013
The marginalized Alexander Pope
Dr. Robert V. McNamee on re-reading his poetry in historical context
Saturday May 18th, 2013
War and glory
Barbara Graziosi and Anthony Verity discuss the Oxford World’s Classics edition of the Iliad.
Tuesday
May 14th, 2013
10 moments I love in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby that aren’t in Baz Luhrmann’s film
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Sunday
May 12th, 2013
A National Short Story Month reading list from Oxford World’s Classics
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Wednesday
May 1st, 2013
Saints and sinners, politicians and priests, and the 2013 local elections
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