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Small-Scale Question Sunday for March 3, 2024

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

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In spite of my great fondness for Montaigne, I've not yet read his greatest (contemporary) muse, Boétie. What translation are you reading?

Working through I, Claudius at the moment. Very well written, although I cannot speak to the accuracy of the characters' depictions.

How’s I, Claudius? I almost bought a copy from eBay the other day.

Really quite good, I'm about halfway through and its a page turner. Even for those not particularly interested in historical fiction, I think this is just a intriguing novel in its own right. Lots of 'easter eggs' for Roman history aficionados as well I'm sure.

What translation are you reading?

Harry Kurz. It's a remarkable and short work, one of the best I've read.