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Silvio Bär

Happy Belated New Year with Odysseus

How long after New Year’s Day can you continue wishing people a Happy New Year? I was not aware of the fact that there even existed...

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Exhibition Report II: Harmony and Ecstasy in Basel

In his study “Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik” (1872), Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) postulated that ancient Greek...

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A Sad Victory For Anti-Intellectualism

When I moved from Switzerland (my home country) to Norway in July 2014 in order to take up a position as a Professor of Classics at the...

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Reviewing the Classics II: Walter Burkert, “Homo Necans”

Man is a killer. This simple, but decisive insight constituted the starting point of a book which was published in 1972 and which was...

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Exhibition Report I: Troy at the British Museum in London

Troy sells. Whenever Homer, the Beautiful Helen and the Wooden Horse are advertised, a large audience is guaranteed. From 21 November...

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Reviewing the Classics I: Richmond Lattimore’s Translations of Homer’s Epics

Ancient Greek literature begins with Homer’s epics. If one were to select the top ten of ancient classics, the Iliad and the Odyssey...

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Classics For You

If you are interested in Classics, then this blog is for you. It really is as simple as that. Please read about my different blog genres...

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