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O art swifter than pneuma! – Anth. Pal. 16. 54a (epigram on Myron’s bronze statue of the runner Ladas) ‘In his readings about Greek thought, Chan was struck by the word pneuma. “For the Greeks, pneuma, breath, is the same as the word for spirit,” he tells me. “It’s the breath that engenders life. You […]
Selection of Donald Judd’s Loeb Classical Library in his library The online Faculty Bookshelf is becoming a common feature of university department websites, and Classics is no exception. These virtual bookshelves vary in how they create (or should I say, curate) an image of the collective intellectual achievements of the Faculty, ranging from the glamorous […]
Marcus Aurelius says ‘Don’t wait for Plato’s Republic, buy Paul Chan’s New New Testament today!’ Why not risk, trial and error, and research by buying your own copy of Paul Chan’s New New Testament? If you think social engagement is founded on a community of shared risk, then everyone should own Paul Chan’s New New […]
Eleanor Antin Constructing Helen, 2007 (from Helen’s Odyssey) In looking for exhibitions to visit during my upcoming trip to Los Angeles, I will just miss Eleanor Antin: Passengers at Diane Rosenstein Fine Art by one day. I am especially disappointed that I will not get a chance to see her amazing photograph Constructing Helen (above) […]
haimulos is a Greek word used by Plato in the Phaedrus to describe the cunning lover who seduces people by claiming that he is not a lover. versutus is a Latin word used by Marsilio Ficino in his translation of Plato’s Phaedrus to describe the cunning lover who seduces people by claiming that he is […]
I have no idea who (if anyone) reads this blog, so I thought I would try a little experiment to see who is out there & at the same time, discover a little something about you, specifically if it is your curiosity about the Classical or the Contemporary (or both) that brings you here. To […]
American artist and activist Paul Chan’s Phaedrus Pron, a ‘hyper-translation’ of Plato’s Phaedrus, is worth looking at. Here are thirteen ways you can get into it: 1. You can watch the trailer (yes, this book has a trailer): ****Viewer Discretion Is Advised**** 2. You can listen to Chan reading an excerpt for you and here […]