I liked your mention of Mary Beard. I read "Women & Power" by her recently which combined ancient anecdotes and modern political issues really gracefully:)
a great read - I couldn't agree more and I took a similar path to get to the subject too! I still remember the 'how on earth did I not know about this' feeling upon discovering I could study classics.
“Classics is something people care about - they often just don’t know it.” I completely agree! Oftentimes I feel that young, potential classics students and the subject itself are like two ships passing in the night, it must remain, and receive much more promotion !!
I liked your mention of Mary Beard. I read "Women & Power" by her recently which combined ancient anecdotes and modern political issues really gracefully:)
a great read - I couldn't agree more and I took a similar path to get to the subject too! I still remember the 'how on earth did I not know about this' feeling upon discovering I could study classics.
“Classics is something people care about - they often just don’t know it.” I completely agree! Oftentimes I feel that young, potential classics students and the subject itself are like two ships passing in the night, it must remain, and receive much more promotion !!