tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post4274038668622319960..comments2024-03-26T23:45:35.573-04:00Comments on Typings: Mimnermus 1 (#poem)reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-67193092761313694792022-11-14T13:40:52.754-05:002022-11-14T13:40:52.754-05:00He may be a little bit better served than Sappho, ...He may be a little bit better served than Sappho, but not much. The Stobaeus MSS is in better shape than anything that includes Sappho, I think. There's one a bit longer, too, at 16 lines, and also probably complete. Definitely not enough.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-72493268411918052452022-11-14T12:44:36.340-05:002022-11-14T12:44:36.340-05:00I loved Mimnermus, I remember there were other poe...I loved Mimnermus, I remember there were other poems I loved, but I had forgotten that his complete preserved works resembles Sappho's in consisting of one long probably complete poem followed (I guess) by a litter of fragments of diminishing size.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829053219715458764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-48590864269108704232022-11-07T16:07:53.923-05:002022-11-07T16:07:53.923-05:00It’s a pretty great one, isn’t it? My Greek doesn’...It’s a pretty great one, isn’t it? My Greek doesn’t get better, but since Mimnermus is fairly Homeric in his vocabulary I still find him pretty easy. (Homer being what I started with.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-9147344273571769712022-11-07T09:35:34.011-05:002022-11-07T09:35:34.011-05:00I saw the first two verses and couldn't believ...I saw the first two verses and couldn't believe my eyes. I find I still know them word for word more than thirty years later. One of my very most beloved poems, even if I can't read it anymore. Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829053219715458764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-29863661067597764252022-11-04T10:30:47.300-04:002022-11-04T10:30:47.300-04:00Plus ça change?Plus ça change?reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-33121171797260728712022-11-04T08:23:32.560-04:002022-11-04T08:23:32.560-04:00It's startling to hear these very-contemporary...It's startling to hear these very-contemporary words and know that they were set down thousands of years ago.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.com