I Have No Idea Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 This is just a running chat thread if anyone feels like talking beyond the application stuff. Talk about books you like, why you do what you do. What you do. Whatever you want. I, for example, only recently discovered pumpkin pie and so I've spent my evening eating that and punching Tacitus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furcifera Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Punching Tacitus sounds fun. Fall's great for pumpkin pie and such, but the wavering weather never fails to get me sick. I've been ill since the weekend, and all I've wanted to do is suck some DayQuil, watch dumb tv, and sleep. But today I had to teach and hold office hours, so sleeping was out of the question, though I did imbibe some DayQuil and kick my feet up to watch some Star Trek before class. And wouldn't you know it, a student finally shows up for my office hours to catch me in a semi-DayQuil-induced-daze, enjoying Journey to Babel. Just my luck. Hope your week is going smoother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talmid Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Well, I recently bought a nice, hard-back edition of Pride & Prejudice and only made it into the third paragraph when my leisurely reading came to an abrubt halt. One of my four little kids needed daddy to wipe up some spilled milk. I tell you...with kids, you can't get any reading done. Impossible. Grad school is not meant for parents. axiomness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscia Fati Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Well, I recently bought a nice, hard-back edition of Pride & Prejudice and only made it into the third paragraph when my leisurely reading came to an abrubt halt. One of my four little kids needed daddy to wipe up some spilled milk. I tell you...with kids, you can't get any reading done. Impossible. Grad school is not meant for parents. Haha. It's not easy, but it's definitely possible! Just get ready to have a two-year-old who reads Pindar. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Have No Idea Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Sorry, what does YMMV mean? I see it everywhere :S. Is it like....fistbump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ἠφανισμένος Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Your mileage may vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΧΕΛΩΝΗ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I've been watching way too much TV over the holiday break. Gotta love me some Breaking Bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΧΕΛΩΝΗ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 This is just a running chat thread if anyone feels like talking beyond the application stuff. Talk about books you like, why you do what you do. What you do. Whatever you want. I, for example, only recently discovered pumpkin pie and so I've spent my evening eating that and punching Tacitus. I have to say, in my experience, it usually feels more like Tacitus punching me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΧΕΛΩΝΗ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I'm curious which ancient author is your LEAST favorite, and why. Mine is Longus. Daphnis and Chloe is just so…. cloying (IMHO). No offense if ancient novel is your thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statianus Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 One of my lecturers once said that he was asked in a job interview what three texts he would wish did not survive and what three he would wish to replace them. That could be a fun game to play here. I'll start with what I wish survived, 1. Ovid's Medea. 2. The rest of Callimachus' Aetia. 3. The rest of Petronius' Satyricon. What to do away with... 1. Frontinus. All of it. 2. Vitruvius. Ok, I give up. I couldn't wish anything to go, not even if they wrote about architecture or military strategy. Congrats to everyone who has heard good news! All the best for the coming weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janeiro Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Statianus: One of my profs said he used to play that game, he would always trash Silius Italicus. I don't know whom I would get rid of, but I would definitely like some Greek tragedy and more writing by the Pre-Socratics. More New Comedy would be awesome. Maybe some more of Tacitus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statianus Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 No! Silius is amazing. But yes, more Greek tragedy. And definitely comedy. Will anyone come out and ask for the lost books of Livy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Have No Idea Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 I am so sick of the god damn novel and everyone writing on it. Get over it people ffs. The problem with the Classics is exactly this, its turned into near gormless faddism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΧΕΛΩΝΗ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I am so sick of the god damn novel and everyone writing on it. Get over it people ffs. The problem with the Classics is exactly this, its turned into near gormless faddism. Tell us how you REALLY feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΧΕΛΩΝΗ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Cool idea. Wish we had: 1.) Ennius' Epicharmus 2.) Aeschylus' Achilleis 3.) Lucilius' Satires (Ovid's Medea is high on my list, but I'm omitting it since someone else mentioned it already) I'm going to echo you, janeiro! Ok, I give up. I couldn't wish anything to go, not even if they wrote about architecture or military strategy. Congrats to everyone who has heard good news! All the best for the coming weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Have No Idea Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 No guys you're playing the game wrong: A genie appears and tells you he will show (and allow you to read) an accurate text of any lost work. But if you tell anyone or any part of your future work alludes to having this knowledge you get shot or something even worse. What do you say? do you give into temptation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furcifera Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) I'd maybe take a bullet to share Κυπρία. You can thank me in advance. But really, I'd give my eye-teeth for Cypria, Pliny's book on the Flavians, and some more salacious Suetonius. (Lives of Famous Prostitutes, maybe?) Edited January 17, 2014 by Furcifera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΧΕΛΩΝΗ Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 You're so generous, Fucifera, taking one for the team. I think I would read and keep it ALL to myself! Furcifera 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statianus Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 That genie is a jerk. Furcifera 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Have No Idea Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 The worst part is despite being huge, bulky and male. He's also scantily dressed and twerks mockingly while you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΧΕΛΩΝΗ Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 The worst part is despite being huge, bulky and male. He's also scantily dressed and twerks mockingly while you decide. *dead* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΧΕΛΩΝΗ Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 What are you guys reading right now? I've been reading a bit of Livy, Catullus, and Homer. Not to mention all of the scholarship that I referenced in my personal statement and writing sample…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscia Fati Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I am reading Ovid's Ars Amatoria -- some of the worst love advice I've ever come across, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statianus Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Working through the Odyssey (ah, so many intricate descriptions of wool making and parts of ships) and Lucan's BC (nothing like graphically violent civil war). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscia Fati Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 New Sappho! (if you haven't already seen it - enjoy!) http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/30/read-sappho-new-unknown-poem-papyrus-classical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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