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Anyone seen this website before? What are your favourite classics? Chinese, greek, roman, persian, whatever... Tony Danza was into Taoism iirc I read Aristophanes The Clouds when I was in my late teens. He was the progenitor of modern comedy. Funny guy, probably helped get socrates killed though? There are videos on youtube now that have perfomances of the classics. Wish they were available when i was young |
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i don't know a great deal, but i've been listening to natalie haynes' podcast on the classics recently, half hour introductions to the big hitters done in a comedy style, really interesting |
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physics.plap.poop |
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reminds me i should read gibbons fall of rome sometime |
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i think you are referring to the many-chinned edward gibbon |
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Gibbon is believed to have suffered from an extreme case of scrotal swelling, probably a hydrocele testis, a condition which causes the scrotum to swell with fluid in a compartment overlying either testicle.[34] In an age when close-fitting clothes were fashionable, his condition led to a chronic and disfiguring inflammation that left Gibbon a lonely figure.[35] As his condition worsened, he underwent numerous procedures to alleviate the condition, but with no enduring success. In early January, the last of a series of three operations caused an unremitting peritonitis to set in and spread, from which he died. --Wikipedia |
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oh dear, |
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the original buster gonad |
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I can't get any of it to load I want to start collecting those little penguin classics. Those little dollar books or whatever they are called. Bite-sized classics, little black books. They are cute. Perfect for an afternoon read. Recently the Travels of Marco Polo and Plato's Apology (again). Unfortunately they don't seem to sell them where I live. |
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I'm picky about translations. Makes a huge difference if you're not going to bother to learn Chinese or Greek or Latin. I like the Gia Fu Feng translation of Laozi. Portnoy, if you like Plato, have you read The Republic? Robin Waterfield's translation is great, a more natural read than the mock-Shakespearean of older translations like Jowett. (I popped both of these into the book share link in my profile) |
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Yes but over 15+ years ago. Been meaning to read it again. Thanks for the translation tip. I envy people who can read these works in their original language. My wife for example, has read many Russian classics in their original form. Her favourite novel is Master and Margerita; I’ve read two translations and while I enjoyed the over-arching plot/themes - I laboured through them and I’m sure it’s down to the translations. |
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it's asking for a decryption key... not sure if I'm doing something wrong |
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nm figured it out |
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I've been laboring to finish the Diana Burgin / Katherine Tiernan O'Connor translation. I really must plow through to the end, I also like the plot and themes. |
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that's the first translation I read and it was tough. I remember the second one being better but I cannot remember now which translation that was..ill have to get back to you also just realised I spelt Margarita like the Pizza. I'm actually quite a Philistine tbh |
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It was the Mirra Ginsburg translation. |
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the republic fucking rules, even disregarding the philosophical content truly a great narrative |
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I've seen that one around, will see if they have it at the used paperback place nearby. Republic is so so good, and unfortunately just gets more and more relevant. |
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