Andover AthenaeumA Sculpture of FamaIn lines 173–197 of Book IV of the Aeneid, Vergil describes the deity Fama (Rumor). This mischievous goddess, swifter than all other evils…Nov 10, 2023Nov 10, 2023
Andover Athenaeum“Dux Femina Facti”: Narratives of Female Power from Dido to the Present DayThe Aeneid, an epic poem commissioned by Emperor Augustus more than two thousand years ago, was used to establish the national identity of…Jun 2, 2023Jun 2, 2023
Andover AthenaeumReversing the Vilification of Helen of TroyThe past decade has seen a resurgence of Greek and Roman reimaginations, provoked by the publication of Madeline Miller’s The Song of…Jun 2, 2023Jun 2, 2023
Andover AthenaeuminAndover AthenaeumFama and Fake NewsDido is the queen of Carthage, and when first husband, Sychaeus, dies, she makes a vow never to love again. At the start of Book 4 of the…May 30, 2023May 30, 2023
Andover AthenaeuminAndover AthenaeumReading Margaret Atwood’s The PenelopiadI came across The Penelopiad at a used book store in Cambridge. Before this, I had no idea what to expect with any sort of Odyssey-based…Apr 15, 2023Apr 15, 2023
Andover AthenaeuminAndover Athenaeum“The Secret History”: A ReviewThe ‘fatal flaw’ survives only in classical literature, in the epic tales of antiquity– or so John Richard Papen presumes. Donna Tartt’s…Mar 30, 2023Mar 30, 2023