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    Happy Belated New Year with Odysseus
    Silvio Bär
    • 23. Jan.
    • 6 Min.

    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
    Silvio Bär
    • 18. Aug. 2021
    • 4 Min.

    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
    Silvio Bär
    • 12. Juni 2020
    • 7 Min.

    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”
    Silvio Bär
    • 3. Mai 2020
    • 8 Min.

    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
    Silvio Bär
    • 11. Feb. 2020
    • 5 Min.

    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
    Silvio Bär
    • 17. Jan. 2020
    • 8 Min.

    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
    Silvio Bär
    • 10. Nov. 2019
    • 2 Min.

    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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