Boris Johnson and Classical Studies
"Szegedy-Maszak, Andrew" <[email protected]> Mon, 7 Oct 2019 00:42:25 +0000
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A brilliant vivisection by Charlotte Higgins: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fcommentisfree%2F2019%2Foct%2F06%2Fboris-johnson-classics-prime-minister-latin-greek&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C0fb79001438b4ddb7caa08d74abf3a4c%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637060057491189526&sdata=ZFOl2HVryVjzZcPgnyEdUt506qvGFXMNMFCpERK67Ts%3D&reserved=0 [https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.guim.co.uk%2Fimg%2Fmedia%2F55da5364fcad31d425687ea5ce405679d37b72cc%2F0_156_2464_1478%2Fmaster%2F2464.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26height%3D630%26quality%3D85%26auto%3Dformat%26fit%3Dcrop%26overlay-align%3Dbottom%252Cleft%26overlay-width%3D100p%26overlay-base64%3DL2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctb3BpbmlvbnMucG5n%26enable%3Dupscale%26s%3D9f7415763e8deb3e30e891abf9fc7286&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C0fb79001438b4ddb7caa08d74abf3a4c%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637060057491189526&sdata=HiDr8hnUl%2BjzwIC1n%2Fo82AfMFNEp9FdeT0Q0n0vYT3Y%3D&reserved=0]<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fcommentisfree%2F2019%2Foct%2F06%2Fboris-johnson-classics-prime-minister-latin-greek&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C0fb79001438b4ddb7caa08d74abf3a4c%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637060057491189526&sdata=ZFOl2HVryVjzZcPgnyEdUt506qvGFXMNMFCpERK67Ts%3D&reserved=0> Boris Johnson’s love of classics is about just one thing: himself | Charlotte Higgins | Opinion | The Guardian<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fcommentisfree%2F2019%2Foct%2F06%2Fboris-johnson-classics-prime-minister-latin-greek&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C0fb79001438b4ddb7caa08d74abf3a4c%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637060057491199510&sdata=8jOlH%2F0lDfMADy5Xrr7ARiQo7bKEzQ1K7hs8no9iud8%3D&reserved=0> Like the prime minister, I studied Latin and Greek. His references are pure show-offery in the service of brand Boris, says Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.theguardian.com&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C0fb79001438b4ddb7caa08d74abf3a4c%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637060057491199510&sdata=dHSPLIuvCR5XahqnL5J4Rry4G%2F138xPQAZs2HBdp%2FBo%3D&reserved=0 Andrew Szegedy-Maszak Professor of Classical Studies Jane A. Seney Professor of Greek Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 06459 ph: 860.685.2065 fax: 860.685.2089