Tagged: Theogony

February 21, 2017

The Classical Tradition in Poetry, Chapter 2 [concluded]

Having published my “Apology for Poetry” and Chapter I of Gilbert Murray’s great work, The Classical Tradition in Poetry, I should now like to offer a further , and final, excerpt from Chapter II,...

Poetry and the Classical Tradition

February 8, 2017

The Classical Tradition in Poetry, Chapter 2

Having published my “Apology for Poetry” and Chapter I of Gilbert Murray’s great work, The Classical Tradition in Poetry, I now present the first posting of Chapter II, “The Molpê.” The Classical Tradition in Poetry...

Poetry and the Classical Tradition

January 10, 2017

The Classical Tradition in Poetry, Chapter 1 (cont’d)

Having published my “Apology for Poetry” in the first three posts and, most recently, the first of three comprising Chapter I of Gilbert Murray’s great work, The Classical Tradition in Poetry, I present the...