Monthly Archives: November 2019

Frigidus Lusus

Posted on Monday: November 4, 2019 by Michael Hendry

After uploading my first published article two days ago, I thought I should add the second today, also on Marcus Argentarius. This one involves an obscene pun on the name of Antigone – not the Sophoclean protagonist but a probably-fictional … Continue reading →

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Lucaneum (not a Sausage) for Lucan’s birthday

Posted on Sunday: November 3, 2019 by Michael Hendry

For Lucan’s 1980th birthday – already over in the Eastern Hemisphere – I have written up a note on the text of 1.20: link to PDF.

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A Hermetic Pun in Marcus Argentarius

Posted on Saturday: November 2, 2019 by Michael Hendry

I have just uploaded my first published article, “A Hermetic Pun in Marcus Argentarius XII G-P (A.P. 5.127)”, Hermes 119.4 (1991): 497. Since it is about an obscene pun on the name of Hermes, I of course sent it to … Continue reading →

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Two Greek Syllables in Edith Wharton

Posted on Friday: November 1, 2019 by Michael Hendry

I have just uploaded my one published article on English literature, “Two Greek Syllables in Edith Wharton’s ‘The Pelican’”, one of her best short stories, with a bonus prelude on the mention of Quintius (?) Curtius in her very first … Continue reading →

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