pickReadable, but not in depth. Does pretty much exactly what it says on the tin.
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pickReadable, but not in depth. Does pretty much exactly what it says on the tin.
so-soThis wasn‘t what I thought it would be, but I can‘t grade down for my misunderstanding. Beard‘s “confronting” isn‘t at all confrontational: this is really just a collection of her book reviews. I did learn a fair bit from those, but her very problematic dips into rape culture and nostalgia for the “good old days” when it was accepted that teachers mixed tutoring with groping drop this a full level. Think I‘m done with Beard.
Okay, first came the dubious representation of cultural plunder as rape and all its problems. Now Beard is waxing poetic about the bygone days of teachers regularly molesting their students as part of “tutoring.” I‘m at a loss. Seriously? “The erotic dimension of pedagogy - which had flourished, after all, since Plato…” 🤢🤬
This whole section about cultural plunder as ‘rape‘ is really rubbing me the wrong way, and the explanation of date rape. The low rate of conviction has much more to do with power, putting victims on trial, and the unwillingness of authority figures (police and legal figures) to pursue the process in the first place. This is from a review circa 2008, which feels too recent for such a misunderstanding. Is it just me?
So I completed my personal challenge of confronting 12 classics over the past 12 months and surprisingly I really enjoyed 5 of them. Stoner even made my #20Best2020 list 🤓Thanks for pushing me out of my comfort zone @Reviewsbylola
pickThis was such an interesting read, dealing with the origins of the colosseum, it‘s uses, the famous gladiator events, even touching on the morals and ethics surrounding such a horrific and brutal sport.
Enjoyable if you are after a little slice of history with a little bit of humour and nostalgia thrown in!
#nonfiction #ancientrome #historygeek #gladiators #romans #colosseum #history #dork #wellread
Haul from the Ashmolean
#classicalhistory #ashmolean #history
I studied classical history at University and always get books like this as gifts. I never read them. I thought I would challenge myself to read a few as they have been ignored for many years
#giftbooks #classicalhistory
