Category Archives: Classics

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

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

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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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Crazy Salad: new and old views

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

Helen being chosen found life flat and dull And later had much trouble from a fool, While that great Queen, that rose out of the spray, Being fatherless could have her way Yet chose a bandy-leggèd smith for man. It’s … Continue reading →

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Protected: What hidden scorn you must have for yourself

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Circumspice: Reflections in the Wren Chapel

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Julius Caesar, the Hulk, and other Illeists

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

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Ave atque Vale, Michael

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

I often went over to watch election returns with Michael Hurst. He was a Republican, and I a Democrat; he a devoted Southerner, and I a “Massachusetts-American,” as he said. We disagreed on almost everything about national politics and agreed on … Continue reading →

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Protected: A Flavian Lady in Chattanooga

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

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Panel on the Destruction of the Ancient City of Palmyra

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

This past Tuesday, my friend Jeff Thompson in the Art History department put together a panel entitled “Sewanee Responds: A Panel Discussion on the Destruction of the Ancient City of Palmyra.” Panelists included Sara Nimis (Mellon Globalization Fund), Nick Roberts … Continue reading →

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Protected: Behold the (Other) Man! Looking for Pilate 2: Naples, Palazzo Pitti

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

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