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About Uncomely and Broken

I am a classicist in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Remembering My Late Great Friend and Mentor, Bob Kupka

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

This is a piece my brother Jamie wrote about Bob Kupka, a former teacher of his at West Roxbury High who became a great friend. Bob passed away in January 2016, and his obituary is below. Jamie sent me this … Continue reading →

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Protected: But Let Judgment Run Down As Waters

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Ubi, Ubi Tu, Scooby Doo?

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

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Introduction to the revised edition of “Latin and Greek As Used at Sewanee”

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

From a Sewanee Features piece last year, some of you will know that I am planning on publishing (at some point in the near but as yet undetermined future) a revised edition of the little pamphlet, Latin and Greek as … Continue reading →

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Protected: Electra and Orestes on a White-Ground Lekythos?

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

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To Hear About a Martyr and a Hero

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

I had been prepared yesterday to talk about kings and prophets, but instead got to hear about a martyr and a hero. Friday was the day before Fall Break here in Sewanee, and my last class of the week was the … Continue reading →

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Shadowboxing at the DNC, or Bill’s Apology

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

I was really struck this summer, when listening to Bill Clinton’s speech on behalf of Hillary at the DNC, with a parallel to Plato’s Apology about Socrates’ trial in 399 BC. After listing his wife’s many accomplishments, Bill says the following: CLINTON: Now, … Continue reading →

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Protected: At Zora’s Grave

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

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Precious Moldering Pleasures

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

A precious—mouldering pleasure—’tis— To meet an Antique Book— In just the Dress his Century wore— A privilege—I think— His venerable Hand to take— And warming in our own— A passage back—or two—to make— To Times when he—was young— His quaint … Continue reading →

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The Abbo’s Alley Labyrinth

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

There’s a fine piece in Smithsonian today about labyrinths, which put me in mind of Sewanee’s own version of the mystic maze (about which more below). As Jennifer Billock, the author of the Smithsonian piece, writes about the spiritual engagement with this unique … Continue reading →

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