L Jenkinson-BrowninTeaching ClassicsGods and Monsters in the Odyssey“Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than…Mar 7, 2020Mar 7, 2020
L Jenkinson-BrowninTeaching ClassicsWhy Frodo and Achilles are so infuriating to a modern audience, by Harry RichardsFrodo in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, and Achilles of Homer’s Iliad, share several characteristics in their flaws and their general story…Dec 17, 2016Dec 17, 2016
L Jenkinson-BrowninTeaching ClassicsWhy every Classicist needs to read: M R Carey’s The Girl With All The Gifts“Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her ‘our little genius’.Aug 27, 2016Aug 27, 2016
L Jenkinson-BrowninTeaching ClassicsWhy every Classicist needs to read: Natalie Haynes’ The Amber Fury, by Amy Thompson‘Alex Morris has lost everything: her relationship, her career and her faith in the future. Moving to Edinburgh to escape her demons, Alex…Aug 27, 2016Aug 27, 2016
L Jenkinson-BrowninTeaching ClassicsWhy every Classicist needs to read: ‘The Night Raid’ and ‘Queen of the Silver Arrow’ by Caroline…Caroline Lawrence, author of The Roman Mysteries, has written two novels inspired by characters in from the Aeneid, the ‘other’ epic. In my…Feb 1, 2016Feb 1, 2016
L Jenkinson-BrowninTeaching ClassicsRomeo’s Achilles Heel: a literary comparison of Achilles and RomeoI often find that I use Romeo and Juliet as a comparative reference when teaching the Iliad. It’s useful most notably in its tragic…Jan 29, 2016Jan 29, 2016