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On Philhellenism
For your reading pleasure: some considerations on modern philhellenism by three moderns and philhellenists. . .
May 13, 2023
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For your reading pleasure: some considerations on modern philhellenism by three moderns and philhellenists. . .
The following three fables were taken from various places in Erasmus’ Adagia. They are fun reads and a good project for upper intermediate students to translate.
It is not particularly difficult, but brings a couple words to the fore: fore, summa, and “opus est”. Though rather simpler, the end of the first paragraph as well as a bit in the second might give trouble.
Last week’s prompt was to write an epigram. . .
Ambulator has had something in the works that he will be presenting shortly. Until that time, take a moment to enjoy St. Francis’ Expositio in Pater Noster.
discipuli morosi sunt et tristia morae
illos adduxit. vita magisteria
Most of classroom management is having the forsight to predict and prevent mayhem before it gets out of hand. . . I have assembled four tips below . . .
The passage was tricky, especially the opening sentence and demanded that the translator pay close attention to the meaning of the period rather than the words themselves.
Since the Holy Week does not seem like an appropriate time to offer any personal reflections, I figured I would share a passage from Erasmus of Rotterdam’s Paraphrases. The all but extinct genre. . .
This week’s challenge brought up the interesting question of the difference between the words “anima” and “spiritus” . . .
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