tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10161060.post4516552609527489529..comments2023-11-05T04:31:48.615-05:00Comments on Elusive Lucidity: The Times ...ZChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211734319629732065noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10161060.post-39010720041823735372009-06-11T21:56:48.842-04:002009-06-11T21:56:48.842-04:00Alex, I started reading the Cyropaedia a couple we...Alex, I started reading the <i>Cyropaedia</i> a couple weeks back, though it's on the back-burner I think until I finish getting through Livy's early books.<br /><br />MovieMan, I'll try to do a list soon. I was traveling for the past week ...ZChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211734319629732065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10161060.post-30900639996353910582009-06-07T23:09:30.984-04:002009-06-07T23:09:30.984-04:00ZC, if you're interested...
I am making the r...ZC, if you're interested...<br /><br />I am making the rounds to remind everyone about the "Reading the Movies" exercise. I'm going to compile everyone's lists into one master list in a week or two, so jump in! The original post can be found here:<br /><br />http://thedancingimage.blogspot.com/2009/05/reading-movies.html#linksJoel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10161060.post-20283209277160125552009-06-04T11:27:36.773-04:002009-06-04T11:27:36.773-04:00somewhat apropos is Xenophon's comparison of p...somewhat apropos is Xenophon's comparison of psuedo-Persian (actually an idealized form of Sparta and having little to do with actual Persia) education for liberty versus the Medean / Oriental education for tyranny within the Cyropaedia that I'm reading right now. (Cyrus undergoes both the education for liberty and the education for tyranny and the education for tyranny wins out).Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615199937354749817noreply@blogger.com