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Diogenes of Babylon posted an update 4 years, 9 months ago
Reading Like a Roman
Vergilius Vaticanus and the Puzzle of Ancient Book Culture
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Kind of puts modern “culture” to shame… The Roman Empire left us Virgil, inter multa alia. I wonder what the American Empire will be remembered for in centuries to come.
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… novels that, in order to read them, require the moving of one’s lips.
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Or, perhaps to say it differently, novels that have to be slowly savored…
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Hear! Hear!
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I certainly hope it’s remembered for something other than its comic books — or whatever make-believe picture books for children are called these days!
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