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Category Archives: Books
Delphi and the Decline of Modern Greece
Memories of the cool, clean air of our Monday in Δελφοί linger in my mind. What we experienced firsthand, and what we also imagined of ancient days when visits to Apollo’s oracle made the city famous, stay with me. Moreover, … Continue reading
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Aegean Cruise, Corinth, Mycenae, and Mahler
Our morning began earlier than usual today, with a seven o’clock boarding of our bus bound for the port of Piraeus. We’ve undertaken a day cruise of three nearby islands: Poros, Hydra, and Aegina. What the day ahead holds we … Continue reading
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Ephesus and Miletus
Until today’s welcome day of rest in Kuşadası, our recently passed days have kept us busy morning, noon, and evening. Even today, listed on the schedule as “free,” I gathered both of my classes for an hour or so apiece … Continue reading
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Riotous Reading, Stormy Seas, Glimmers of Glory
The long weekend that today concludes Fall Break at Baylor has brought me a riotous, bacchanal consumption of books. Wild-eyed and frenzied have I been in feasting my eyes on words, countless thousands of them, as I have greedily clutched … Continue reading
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Becoming a Saint
Two British “W’s” have captured my attention of late. First, there’s Evelyn Waugh, whose Brideshead Revisited I first read around two years ago, then re-read before ordering a spate of Waugh’s books, of which only The Loved One has been … Continue reading
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