Author Archives: Uncomely and Broken

About Uncomely and Broken

I am a classicist in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Notes on the Oedipus Project

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

During this bizarre time of quarantine, Theater of War Productions presented on Thursday, May 7th, an entirely online version of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, with some well-known actors Zooming in from their home laptops while 6K viewers Zoomed in on laptops … Continue reading →

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Get you a man who looks at you the way young Charlie looks at the Portland Vase

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

From Make Me An Offer (1954), Peter Finch’s first film in which he plays Charlie, an antiques dealer specializing in Wedgewood. Not a well-known movie, but it’s on Youtube, at least for now. Here is the young Charlie (Richard O’Sullivan) in … Continue reading →

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“Asynchronous in Sewanee”

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

A piece I wrote for Sewanee Features called “Asynchronous in Sewanee” just came out.

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Rainy evening reflections

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

It’s raining in Sewanee, and will be for the next few days, they say. Springtime has always been the season of showers around here, of course, a small price to pay for the green of the trees and grass. It’s … Continue reading →

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LATN 403 Spr 20: open book #2 exam, due Monday, May 4th at noon Central

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

Friday, May 1, 2020 Dear Imperial Roman Prose students, The exam on Tacitus’ Agricola is below, and it is due Monday, May 4th at noon Central.  Please send me an email with the subject line “LATN 403 Midterm 2: Your Last … Continue reading →

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Protected: Myth Spr 20: Oedipus at Colonus

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: LATN 403 Spr 20: Agricola chap. 30

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Myth Spr 20: Antigone

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: LATN 403 Spr 20: Agricola, chap. 28

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Myth Spr 20: Bacchae

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

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