What this project is about. This one is from Book 10. And How long it took to read this (aloud): 3 mins 1 What it’s “about”: Bambi gets barbed - a lovely deer had no idea… Words I didn’t know: xx Quotable quotes: His eyes were shaded by broad-branching antlers Which shone in burnished gold,... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 10. How long it took to read this (aloud): 8 mins 13s What it’s “about”: Eurydice steps on a snake, her husband takes a trip, they don’t come back together… Oh, and he teaches child abuse. Words I didn’t know: xx Viburnum Viburnums are versatile,... Continue Reading →
How we got here; I am reading Ovid's Metamorphoses (just finished book 9, 6 to go). At the end of book 9, Iphis and Ianthe, the translator I'm reading (Horace Gregory) mentions a poem by Constantine Cavafy. Cavafy is perhaps best-remembered for his poem Waiting for the Barbarians, which provided the title for a slender... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 9. Isis and Telethusa by Picart, 1732. How long it took to read this (aloud): 9 mins 32s What it’s “about”: A dad really wants a boy. His daughter is raised, unbeknownst to him as a boy. 13 years later, it’s time for a wedding.... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 9. How long it took to read this (aloud): 14 mins 01s What it’s “about”: Byblis has the horn (I mean, the HORN) for her brother. He says nope, and flees to build a city. She pursues him, goes mad, is eventually turned to tears.... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 9. How long it took to read this (aloud): 4 mins 12s What it’s “about”: We get old and there is nothing the gods can do about it. A youth potion would cause havoc. The End. Words I didn’t know: none Quotable quotes: Then both... Continue Reading →
We only handle so much truth Before we label those ‘uncouth’ Who seek to widen views on wealth And worry on the planet’s health. We block our ears, avert our eyes And fill the broadcast slots with lies - With pretty tales of golden times - To stop us seeing earthly crimes. And little pigs... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 9. How long it took to read this (aloud): 5 mins 17s What it’s “about”: A flower picking goes tragically wrong…. Words I didn’t know: none Quotable quotes: To make the baby smile, she plucked the lotus (I being with her stooped to do the... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 9. How long it took to read this (aloud): 3 mins 25s What it’s “about”: Hercules’ mum recalls her own labours (it was not an easy birth, thanks to step-mum Juno sending a goddess to slow things down. A midwife tricked that goddess, but then... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 9. How long it took to read this (aloud): 14 mins (approx - hit stop on recording prematurely) What it’s “about”: Hercules crosses a river, kills a raping Centaur, gets killed in a very very gruesome way (wearing a shirt impregnated with Cenatur blood ends... Continue Reading →
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