Found in Antiquity

  • We need to talk about Latinitas.

    We need to be allowed to talk about Latinitas in the context of Latin teaching. What follows is a 7,000 word explanation why. In the course of this essay we will explore the effects of mandating a veneer of public positivity about CI Latin novellas and why this is problematic. As a community we need… Read more

  • Do we have too many English translations of the Aeneid?

    Recently, I wanted to compare many different English translator’s approaches to a particular line in Vergil’s Aeneid, but I discovered that there was no easy reference chart online listing all English translations of the Aeneid. The few aging websites that had some partial bibliographies only listed a handful of translations, and did not include notable… Read more

  • Nothing new under the sun: Learning Latin through all four modes in 1887

    Recently I was emailed by someone asking what I thought about an essay called “The Art of Reading Latin: how to teach it” by W. G. Hale of Cornell University published in 1887. The essay is a fascinating document in that it advocates for the incorporation of reading, listening, speaking, and writing in Latin instruction,… Read more

  • The case for professionalising in CI Latin independent book publishing

    I’ve been an amateur producer of web content almost all of my life. But as I reflect on the publication and positive reception of The Lover’s Curse: A Tiered Reader of Aeneid 4 I’ve come to a greater appreciation and respect for the professional, mainstream, slow-moving avenues of book publication. There is an argument that… Read more

  • Tiered Readers to be Published in the Near Future (Tiered Readers, Part 4 of 4)

    It’s so close! The launch party for The Lover’s Curse: A Tiered Reader of Aeneid 4 is happening this weekend at the following times (click here to join, or click the thumbnail below): This is my final post in the series celebrating the publication of Latin tiered readers throughout the ages. While Part 1 shared… Read more

  • Tiered Readers in Recently Published Works (Tiered Readers, Part 3 of 4)

    Welcome back to my series of posts celebrating tiered readers as I count down to the launch party for The Lover’s Curse: A Tiered Reader of Aeneid 4. In Part 1, I spoke about old tiered readers which are now in the public domain. In Part 2, I spoke about tiered texts in 20th century… Read more