Author Archives: Uncomely and Broken

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About Uncomely and Broken

I am a classicist in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Where’s Waldo? A Response to Jerri Allyn

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

This is a talk I gave  a long time ago (September 17, 2003, to be precise) as part of a panel following a talk at Sewanee by the artist, Jerri Allyn. At the time, people thought it was a negative … Continue reading →

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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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