culturewatcherApr 24, 202114 min readpaintings with classical content 2 - Dido Building Carthage by Turner To: Classical Collectors This is the second in our series on paintings with classical content. Today we look at a scene more from...
culturewatcherApr 24, 20216 min readWuthering Heights and Running Up That Hill - two songs by Kate BushKate Bush is a unique figure in British pop music, pioneering art-rock in the pop charts, with dance and video performances and a wide...
culturewatcherApr 17, 20212 min readclassical quote 4 - ariston men hudor by PindarAriston men hudor ‘Water is best’ Water on-one-hand best This line is much-quoted, usually as a light-hearted reference to the benefits...
culturewatcherApr 17, 20212 min readclassical quote 3 - rus in urbe by MartialRoman Rus in urbe ‘The countryside in the city’ countryside in city This is from the Roman poet Martial (c 40 to c 104 AD), known for...
culturewatcherApr 17, 20215 min readclassical quote 2 - ktema es aiei by Thucydides1. Ktema es aiei ‘A possession for ever’ ‘possession into always’ This is a description of a book, A History of the...
culturewatcherApr 17, 20213 min readclassical quote 1 - carpe diem by HoraceCarpe diem ‘Enjoy the day, seize the day’ This is from Horace (first century BC), one of the finest Roman poets. He is...
culturewatcherApr 17, 20211 min readclassical quotes - series introductionThis is the start of a series on classical quotations, which feature quite a bit in Western culture. Classical quotations can be quite a...