Author Archives: Uncomely and Broken

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About Uncomely and Broken

I am a classicist in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Protected: Attis by the Thames

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Swithin and Sewanee

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

This morning, ironically enough, it is not raining in Oxford. It is St. Swithin’s Day, July 15th, and according to an English proverb, Saint Swithun’s day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain Saint Swithun’s day, if … Continue reading →

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Protected: Liddell & Scott, A Little About Both

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Veni Vidi Juicy

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Donec Rursus Impleat Orbem

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Like a Fawn

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

My son and I saw two deer on the Sewanee bike-path this morning, and it reminded me of a Horatian ode.  We were barreling along when a doe crossed far ahead of us.  As we got closer, a younger deer … Continue reading →

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Protected: Nestaurant, or Even the Sparrow Finds a Home

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: A Tide in the Affairs of Men

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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“Naked We Stand on the Naked Ground”

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

I have been cleaning out my office and found this item among some papers I had inherited when I became chair.  It is poem about Statius’ Thebaid by my former colleague and well-loved Sewanee Classics professor, Bill Bonds.  It is … Continue reading →

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Protected: Concerning Flowers and Soldiers

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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