Monthly Archives: November 2014

Movember: Three Bewhiskered Latin Verse Inscriptions

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Peter Kruschwitz

November is Movember, and as Movember is almost over now, it is high time to present a choice of three outstanding and remarkable inscribed Latin poems that mention beards. As the idea behind Movember is to raise awareness of men’s … Continue reading →

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Fixing a Cracked Record

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Peter Kruschwitz

Vergil, Rome’s most celebrated poet, in his sixth eclogue (an altogether intriguing piece!), imagines a fantastic story. Silenus lies in a cave, sleeping off his state of inebriation, when two young men, Chromis and Mnasyllos, catch sight of him. Driven … Continue reading →

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To Be All Ears

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Peter Kruschwitz

Today, I have had the immense pleasure to visit the University of Pisa. I was invited to talk about an aspect of my recent linguistic research, carried out in 2013 in collaboration with my brilliant undergraduate research assistant Abi Cousins, … Continue reading →

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A Latin Poem for the 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Peter Kruschwitz

25 years ago today – it was a Thursday –, I came home from school, in that idyllic world that was Hamburg-Harburg (Heimfeld), I chucked my school bag into a corner, and I started watching Knight Rider (’cause, as I … Continue reading →

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The Other 99%, Or: Much Ado about Nothus

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Peter Kruschwitz

Ancient literary Latin poetry – with a few exceptions such as scripts for theatrical performances, for example – is commonly regarded as an upper-class elite phenomenon, and, on average, perhaps rightly so. This observation was one of the many reasons … Continue reading →

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