Blogs Cliopatria Wednesday Notes
Apr 23, 2008Wednesday Notes
Daniel Mendelsohn,"Arms and the Man," New Yorker, 28 April, reviews Robert B. Strassler, ed., The Landmark Herodotus and James Romm's Herodotus.
Hilary Mantel,"Frocks and Shocks," LRB, 24 April, reviews Julia Fox's Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford.
Julia Keller,"Relevance of the Book Questioned in the Internet Age," Chicago Tribune, 20 April, puts the issue in historical perspective. Thanks to Manan Ahmed for the tip.
Finally, in"‘Arrogant', ‘Goon', ‘Douchebag' Strikes Back," Mark Grimsley replies to some student critics on Rate My Professors.
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