tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post5059252081248970165..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: Herodotus And William Cowper: On Certain Customs Of ThraceStephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-49056182068096186782010-09-23T21:39:47.482-07:002010-09-23T21:39:47.482-07:00Dwight: thank you very much for the reference to A...Dwight: thank you very much for the reference to Artabanos and Xerxes - it certainly ties in well with the Trausi. One could devote a lifetime to Herodotus and never be finished! Thanks again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-14379630727455948712010-09-23T06:10:06.862-07:002010-09-23T06:10:06.862-07:00Absolutely my pleasure.
I struggled to remember w...Absolutely my pleasure. <br />I struggled to remember where else in The Histories that the "Thracian theme" appeard and finally remembered it was in Artabanos' consolation of his nephew Xerxes. The King has just broken down in tears after reviewing his army and navy, mourning the shortness of life. His uncle comments that man is never so fortunate that he doesn't long for death many times during his sufferings. Artabanos' consolation ends with "And so because life is a hardship, death proves to be a human being's most welcome escape, and the god, who gives us merely a taste of sweetness in life, is revealed to be a jealous divinity." (7.46)Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-35783634169482560782010-09-22T18:32:15.261-07:002010-09-22T18:32:15.261-07:00Dwight: Thank you for visiting, and for commenting...Dwight: Thank you for visiting, and for commenting, again. Given your interest in, and your excellent (and indefatigable) work on, Herodotus this year, I was hoping that you would see this.<br /><br />It is a nice poem, isn't it? I was delighted to stumble upon it. Having no Latin, I cannot read Bourne's original, but Cowper's tone is wonderful, I think.<br /><br />Thank you again, Dwight.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-78023990621896476962010-09-22T09:30:57.114-07:002010-09-22T09:30:57.114-07:00What a nice little poem. It captures Herodotus per...What a nice little poem. It captures Herodotus perfectly and applies it well. "Even they might somewhat learn" indeed. And us.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.com