Category Archives: German

Persius, Prologus 10-11: a Bit of Nachleben

Posted on Saturday: February 22, 2014 by Michael Hendry

An amusing bit of Nachleben seems worth mentioning here. In his Südelbucher, G. C. Lichtenberg wrote (L 315): Ein Stoß auf den Magen beraubt alles Bewußtseins nicht den Magen sondern den Kopf selbst. Überhaupt wird immer von Kopf und Herz … Continue reading →

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Best Match of Editor’s Name and Subject?

Posted on Thursday: September 5, 2013 by Michael Hendry

I’m torn between the Kiss Catullus – the online Catullus edited by Daniel Kiss (link) – and the Hankey Othello (link). Can anyone think of a third? Possibly the worst match between performer and subject (onomastically, I mean – he … Continue reading →

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Aphorism Of The Day

Posted on Friday: November 16, 2007 by Michael Hendry

A sure sign of a good book is that the older we grow the more we like it. A youth of 18 who wanted and above all could say what he felt would say of Tacitus something like the following: … Continue reading →

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Great Minds Think Alike

Posted on Sunday: October 9, 2005 by Michael Hendry

Helmuth, Graf von Moltke (the Elder): No battle plan survives contact with the enemy. Seneca (the Younger): Vetus proverbium est gladiatorem in harena capere consilium; aliquid adversarii vultus, aliquid manus mota, aliquid ipsa inclinatio corporis intuentem monet. Quid fieri soleat, … Continue reading →

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