Tag Archives: Greek

Oedipus at Colonus (King’s College production and subsequent rereading)

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Houyhnhnm

After seeing King’s College do this in Greek last week I thought I’d read this, for the first time in 30 years. Quite different from what I’d remembered, and from what I’d told the kids on the train, and, strangely, … Continue reading →

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“Latin forms of address from Plautus to Apuleius” by Eleanor Dickey

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Houyhnhnm

Beautifully written and produced – hardly a single typo throughout. Her introduction is a fascinating survey of forms of address across languages, and is particularly interesting on English. Although much of the detail is there more for scholarly completeness than … Continue reading →

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