Dr Gamble’s The Great Tradition is still influencing my reading. This year I read Great Pedagogical Essays by FVN Painter which is the anthology that inspired Dr. Gamble to his work. It was surprising to me how much overlap there was between the two; the first half (or so) was largely the same writers, starting…
So far in 2021, I’ve been steeping myself in Ancient thought. I never really would have guessed that I would choose to power myself through Epic Poetry … and love it. But I have. There have been moments. Mostly during my first listen to the Aeneid when I wondered, “What have I gotten myself into?!”…
I thought I’d add a new regular feature here at ladydusk thinking through the things that have come to the surface over the past week (or so). I’ve often enjoyed those amalgamation posts where small thoughts are gathered and smooshed. I almost called the feature ‘small thoughts,’ but decided to go with flotsam and jetsam…