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bedlamsbardIn a moment of outstanding nerdiness, I quote my Greek history textbook quoting Thucydides quoting Pericles:
The sacrifice which they collectively made was individually repaid to them; for they received again each one for himself a praise which grows not old, and the noblest of all sepulchres -- I speak not of that in which their remains are laid, but of that in which they glory survives, and is proclaimed always and on every fitting occasion. For the whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, cut not on stone but in the hearts of men.
The sacrifice which they collectively made was individually repaid to them; for they received again each one for himself a praise which grows not old, and the noblest of all sepulchres -- I speak not of that in which their remains are laid, but of that in which they glory survives, and is proclaimed always and on every fitting occasion. For the whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, cut not on stone but in the hearts of men.
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Date: 2008-10-23 07:11 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-10-23 05:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2008-10-23 05:34 pm (UTC)If you think that's interesting . . .
Date: 2008-10-23 03:26 pm (UTC)I've been reading your fic and your daily life commentary for awhile now. I even got a copy of Becoming Charlemagne, after reading your post. (An excellent book, I recommend it to others!)
Anyway, I was hanging around NPR.org today and saw this: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95939710&ps=bb2
and thought you would be particularly interested.
Re: If you think that's interesting . . .
Date: 2008-10-23 05:37 pm (UTC)Oh, that's fascinating. I am considering more and more concentrating on history rather than English in college, because oh my god history. Thanks for the heads-up!
Re: If you think that's interesting . . .
Date: 2008-10-23 06:05 pm (UTC)Anyway, even the journey between undergrad and grad school was writing-life-changing. And not everyone at the grad level did an English BA. You could wait and pursue the creative writing degree at a higher level.
Re: If you think that's interesting . . .
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Date: 2008-10-24 01:27 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-10-24 01:30 am (UTC)It's in my primary source book for World History. XD