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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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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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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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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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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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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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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