tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post7516579719419846111..comments2023-11-02T11:32:38.324+00:00Comments on The Joy of Curmudgeonry: The Trouble with LatinDeogolwulfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02197539477668018797noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-61438227756178177262007-01-20T20:17:00.000+00:002007-01-20T20:17:00.000+00:00Regarding the subject matter of your quote:
Asinu...Regarding the subject matter of your quote:<br /><br />Asinus asinum fricat<br /><br />I should have thought.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-38605770515707645892007-01-20T16:12:00.000+00:002007-01-20T16:12:00.000+00:00"But oh the wasted hours."
Spoken like a true eng..."But oh the wasted hours."<br /><br />Spoken like a true engineer!Deogolwulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197539477668018797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-8402585323488517752007-01-19T22:48:00.000+00:002007-01-19T22:48:00.000+00:00The trouble with Latin was, firstly, that it was d...The trouble with Latin was, firstly, that it was deadly dull, and secondly that the reasons given for our being obliged to study it were largely bogus, and obviously so. The moment the Scottish Universities dropped it as an entrance requirement almost all of us dropped it. Oddly, enough stuck that I find some medieval Latin fairly easy to read. But oh the wasted hours.deariemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654632450454559188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-35309469873168272242007-01-17T15:06:00.000+00:002007-01-17T15:06:00.000+00:00"The corollary of that is that the past must also ..."The corollary of that is that the past must also be shown to be essentially the same as the present, with people's worldviews and concerns replicated from, say, a post industrial society into a pre-industrial one."<br /><br />Well, it's laziness as well. Just sticking some cool medieval costumes on a contemporary scenario is simply much easier than bothering with lots of historical research. That you can cover it up with some high-minded rethoric is just a neat bonus. <br /><br />I do believe the current TV smash "Rome" avoids this trap rather nicely - it gives you some faith in scriptwriters.dobelnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881933380730853860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-86917656896399362762007-01-17T09:23:00.000+00:002007-01-17T09:23:00.000+00:00Indeed, Mr Drummer. Everything must be "relevant"....Indeed, Mr Drummer. Everything must be "relevant".<br /><br />Nicely put, Dearieme.<br /><br />The translation, Mr Duff, is as follows: "The fool speaks, hears himself, and reckons the wisdom of all the ages has been surpassed".Deogolwulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197539477668018797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-66527821705726097492007-01-17T00:17:00.000+00:002007-01-17T00:17:00.000+00:00Superatam indeed! I just noticed it before I read ...Superatam indeed! I just noticed it before I read the comments - honestly!Deogolwulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197539477668018797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-39145204704617318422007-01-16T22:32:00.000+00:002007-01-16T22:32:00.000+00:00superatam?superatam?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-62559500698119647722007-01-16T20:23:00.000+00:002007-01-16T20:23:00.000+00:00"The Trouble with Latin" is that I never got past ..."The Trouble with Latin" is that I never got past the first year!<br /><br />Is a translation possible?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-82124987525134070452007-01-16T16:55:00.000+00:002007-01-16T16:55:00.000+00:00Anus horribilis, that chap.Anus horribilis, that chap.deariemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654632450454559188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-55563697146985409682007-01-16T16:15:00.000+00:002007-01-16T16:15:00.000+00:00The corollary of that is that the past must also b...The corollary of that is that the past must also be shown to be essentially the same as the present, with people's worldviews and concerns replicated from, say, a post industrial society into a pre-industrial one. I'm thinking of the BBCs Robin Hood, of course, where apparently religion played no role at all in C12 England.Bill Haydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357811679771159469noreply@blogger.com