Charles Van Doren (1926–2019)Here’s another way to think of Charles Van Doren: as a deeply thoughtful student of the sorrows and possibilities of human life.#life#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·Apr 17, 2019Charles Van Doren (1926–2019)
#TrumpBookReport“And btw- I was AGAINST the war in Troy.“#Homer#Iliad#Odyssey#politics#Proust#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 23, 2016#TrumpBookReport
Three Virgils“For my money, it’s Lombardo first, Fitzgerald second, and Fagles a distant third.”#translation#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 16, 2014Three Virgils
Virgil out of contextCaroline Alexander on New York’s 9/11 memorial: “Anyone troubling to take even a cursory glance at the quotation’s context will find the choice offers neither instruction nor solace.”#culture#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·Apr 13, 2011Virgil out of context
Mark Zuckerberg and the AeneidFamous quotes!#classics#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 6, 2010Mark Zuckerberg and the Aeneid
Recreating Aeneas’s journeyPsst: it's a story!#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·Aug 20, 2010Recreating Aeneas’s journey
Biden's VirgilDid Virgil say it?#poetry#politics#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 29, 2010Biden's Virgil
Aeneid on FacebookThe epic poem as Facebook page#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 12, 2009Aeneid on Facebook
"Uber-responsible" typesHector and Aeneas and Rick from Casablanca#Homer#Iliad#Virgil#Casablanca·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jun 30, 2008"Uber-responsible" types
Robert Fagles, 1933-2008Links to three obituaries#RobertFagles#Homer#translation#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 29, 2008Robert Fagles, 1933-2008
Three VirgilsThree versions of a passge from the Aeneid#classics#RobertFagles#RobertFitzgerald#StanleyLombardo#translation#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·Nov 2, 2006Three Virgils
Robert Fagles' AeneidRobert Fagles' translation of Virgil's Aeneid will be out in a couple of days. From a New York Times article: "I usually try not to ride t...#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 31, 2006Robert Fagles' Aeneid
Words from Charles Van DorenThe name Charles Van Doren will bring to mind the quiz show Twenty-One and scandal. But here's another way in which Charles Van Doren might...#culture#poetry#CharlesVanDoren#Virgil·mleddy.blogspot.com·May 18, 2006Words from Charles Van Doren