Ericbolax
@eribolax.bsky.social
Classicist, linguist, reader. PhD student. Rich in glebe. Torn between Juppiter and Apollo.
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The Oxford Critical Guide to Homer’s Odyssey is now available electronically.
The print version will be out in the UK in December and in the US in March.
academic.oup.com/book/61677
The print version will be out in the UK in December and in the US in March.
academic.oup.com/book/61677
The Oxford Critical Guide to Homer’s Odyssey
Abstract. The Oxford Critical Guide to Homer’s Odyssey brings together internationally recognized experts to provide commentary-style essays for non-specia
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November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Oxford Critical Guide to Homer’s Odyssey is now available electronically.
The print version will be out in the UK in December and in the US in March.
academic.oup.com/book/61677
The print version will be out in the UK in December and in the US in March.
academic.oup.com/book/61677
"Pound is only an improved Longfellow and Eliot is getting worse every day."
Just a sample. In which William Carlos Williams goes on to crush T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound after advising Yvan Goll that ad hominem is no way to do criticism. 😂
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
"Pound is only an improved Longfellow and Eliot is getting worse every day."
I think classics is long overdue for a systematic series of scholia translations into English. Undergraduates without Greek can gain so much from looking at the scholia, but it is very difficult when the instructor has to manually translate whatever they assign
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I think classics is long overdue for a systematic series of scholia translations into English. Undergraduates without Greek can gain so much from looking at the scholia, but it is very difficult when the instructor has to manually translate whatever they assign
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If English were head final the childrens’ joke would be “why is 5 afraid of 6?”
October 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If English were head final the childrens’ joke would be “why is 5 afraid of 6?”
Felicem diem natalem, Vergili!
Heu, Lucreti, eodem die, aliter iucundo, vobis es abreptus!
Heu, Lucreti, eodem die, aliter iucundo, vobis es abreptus!
October 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Felicem diem natalem, Vergili!
Heu, Lucreti, eodem die, aliter iucundo, vobis es abreptus!
Heu, Lucreti, eodem die, aliter iucundo, vobis es abreptus!
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Does anyone know whether there is a PDF of Erasmus Schmid's edition of Pindar (Wittenberg 1616)? Both HathiTrust and Internet Archive are not showing it, unless I'm just searching badly
May 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Does anyone know whether there is a PDF of Erasmus Schmid's edition of Pindar (Wittenberg 1616)? Both HathiTrust and Internet Archive are not showing it, unless I'm just searching badly
Utinam essem perissodactylus euungulatus!
September 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Utinam essem perissodactylus euungulatus!
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All that said, I really think we ought to bring back &c., which is much cuter than etc.
BTW, for all the times in my career I vigorously requested an "and" where an "&" had been set, the title of MC's novel is indeed The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, and that ampersand should/must be observed.
September 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
All that said, I really think we ought to bring back &c., which is much cuter than etc.
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It’s that time of year again! The Thesaurus linguae Latinae Summer School off to a lexicographic start
July 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s that time of year again! The Thesaurus linguae Latinae Summer School off to a lexicographic start
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me: I've made a device that stops you scrolling. you save hours out of your day
venture capitalist: what's it called
me: the codex
venture capitalist: what's it called
me: the codex
May 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
me: I've made a device that stops you scrolling. you save hours out of your day
venture capitalist: what's it called
me: the codex
venture capitalist: what's it called
me: the codex
"Real concord requires the co-operation of all parties in the states, clementia from those who are in a position to be vengeful, moderatio from those who have opportunities of power, modestia from those who have grievances to air." Ogilvie on Livy 3.64–5
July 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Real concord requires the co-operation of all parties in the states, clementia from those who are in a position to be vengeful, moderatio from those who have opportunities of power, modestia from those who have grievances to air." Ogilvie on Livy 3.64–5
Imagine having to talk with Socrates for 20 pages while you have a headache. No wonder Charmides turned evil.
July 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Imagine having to talk with Socrates for 20 pages while you have a headache. No wonder Charmides turned evil.
Patres solliciti de summa rerum cum senatus cottidie esset iurgiis saepius terunt tempus quam consiliis
June 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Patres solliciti de summa rerum cum senatus cottidie esset iurgiis saepius terunt tempus quam consiliis
deploratur in perpetuum libertas, nec vindex quisquam exsistit aut futurus videtur
June 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
deploratur in perpetuum libertas, nec vindex quisquam exsistit aut futurus videtur
caedis causam ac principium quaeri, ut si quis memorem libertatis vocem aut in senatu aut apud populum misisset statim virgae securesque etiam ad ceterorum metum expedirentur
June 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
caedis causam ac principium quaeri, ut si quis memorem libertatis vocem aut in senatu aut apud populum misisset statim virgae securesque etiam ad ceterorum metum expedirentur
neque suum cuique ius modum faciebat sed virium spe et manu obtinendum erat quod intenderes
June 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
neque suum cuique ius modum faciebat sed virium spe et manu obtinendum erat quod intenderes
A drinking game for Livy where every time someone tries to pass an agrarian law, you take a drink. (Do not play this game unless you are reading very slowly.)
June 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
A drinking game for Livy where every time someone tries to pass an agrarian law, you take a drink. (Do not play this game unless you are reading very slowly.)
Tum vero irasci plebs tribunorum magis silentio quam consulum imperio, et dicere actum esse de libertate sua
June 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Tum vero irasci plebs tribunorum magis silentio quam consulum imperio, et dicere actum esse de libertate sua
ita medium se gerendo nec plebis vitavit odium nec apud patres gratiam iniit
June 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
ita medium se gerendo nec plebis vitavit odium nec apud patres gratiam iniit
hostibus potius quam portas regibus patefacere — Livy 2.15.3
June 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
hostibus potius quam portas regibus patefacere — Livy 2.15.3
adesse finem regnis — Livy 2.9.3
June 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
adesse finem regnis — Livy 2.9.3
una hora ducentorum quinquaginta annorum opus quibus res publica steterat excidio ac ruinis dare potest
June 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
una hora ducentorum quinquaginta annorum opus quibus res publica steterat excidio ac ruinis dare potest
I am saddened to discover that Eng. arcade is unrelated to Arcadia/Arcas. I thought perhaps Evander had run a small chain!
June 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I am saddened to discover that Eng. arcade is unrelated to Arcadia/Arcas. I thought perhaps Evander had run a small chain!
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New TLL podcast episode with the talented Sólveig Hilmarsdottir on the complexities of Latin FEMVR!
tllpod.podbean.com/e/femvr-solv...
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FEMVR: Sólveig Hilmarsdottir | TLL Podcast: Ut silvae foliis
Sólveig Hilmarsdottir (Cambridge University) discusses the complex paradigm of femur (gen. feminis or femoris?), its historical origin, and surprising variation in Latin texts.
To consult the TLL arti...
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May 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New TLL podcast episode with the talented Sólveig Hilmarsdottir on the complexities of Latin FEMVR!
tllpod.podbean.com/e/femvr-solv...
tllpod.podbean.com/e/femvr-solv...
In loco parentis is out, in luco parentis is in.
(Aeneid 9.3: luco tum forte parentis / Pilumni Turnus sacrate valle sedebat."
(Aeneid 9.3: luco tum forte parentis / Pilumni Turnus sacrate valle sedebat."
May 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
In loco parentis is out, in luco parentis is in.
(Aeneid 9.3: luco tum forte parentis / Pilumni Turnus sacrate valle sedebat."
(Aeneid 9.3: luco tum forte parentis / Pilumni Turnus sacrate valle sedebat."