Yesterday I watched “The Odyssey” in the movies. I actually liked the movie despite all the “adaptations,” but this will not be a movie review. While watching it, I could not help thinking here we are with yet another Trojan horse. The film’s dramatic horse scene (for the latest “The Odyssey” production) may have been…
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Literary Oxford
In the misty chronicles of higher education, few places can claim the sheer gravitational pull of the University of Oxford. Teaching here dates back to at least 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It exploded in popularity after 1167 when Henry II, in a classic medieval hissy fit with the French,…
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