The Gemma Augustea by Kaisa Middleton Recently, as I was researching for an essay about associations between ancient politics and art, I came across a piece that I found fascinating. Regrettably, it didn’t make the final cut of my essay, which is why I’ve decided to make it the topic of this blog. The […]
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Eurydice: Ancient and Modern. By Kasia Middleton
Eurydice: Ancient and Modern. By Kasia Middleton I was recently skimming one of my favourite poetry collections when I came across a piece I hadn’t read before. The collection in question was Duffy’s The World’s Wife and the poem was Eurydice. Poetry has always been something of a mystery to me- I have often found […]
Homer’s Wine-Dark Sea: The Ancient Absence of the Colour Blue. By Kasia Middleton
Homer’s Wine-Dark Sea: The Ancient Absence of the Colour Blue As a Classics student, I spend a lot of my time reading Homer, the Greek epic poet from the 8th century BC. In all epic, there is a convention of using epithets to describe things, and often these epithets become attached to a certain […]
Kasia Middleton explains Pompeian Wall Paintings
Pompeian Wall Paintings Pompeii is famed across the globe for its remarkable preservation, amusing graffiti, and lewd paintings. That said, if one visits the town, and a splash of colour greets the eye on entering a domus, the most we get out of it is usually marvelling at the paint’s vibrancy. The plethora of wall […]
Kasia Middleton blogs her critical reading of ‘Gorilla’ by Anthony Browne
A Critical Reading of ‘Gorilla’ by Anthony Browne Kasia Middleton Here is a link to a reading of the book itself, including the illustrations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmXX3QyBqB0 Here is a PowerPoint of the scanned book: https://stamfordendowedschools-my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/08middletonkz_ses_lincs_sch_uk/Ef_se6Di0a5Fh5t5q6TUQb8BUyxVFpzspR2Ese6ECpCwvg?e=51aZNh (if this doesn’t work please let me know and I can email over the file separately) Gorilla by […]