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Title: Classics for the people
Post by: Maik on Saturday, 20 June, 2015 @ 13:48:07

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Classics for the people – why we should all learn from the ancient Greeks
The dazzling thought-world of the Greeks gave us our ideas of democracy and happiness. Yet learning classics tends to be restricted to the privileged few. It’s time for ‘elitist dinosaurs’ to embrace a citizens’ classics for all

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/20/classics-for-the-people-ancient-greeks

Title: Re: Classics for the people
Post by: TonyKath on Sunday, 21 June, 2015 @ 20:26:02

Sysiphus might seem relevant to Greece right now! 

For those who missed him in school, if memory serves, Sysiphus was punished by the gods for some wrong-doing by being condemned for eternity to push a bloody great boulder up a hill.  Every time it reached the top it rolled back down again.   :(

Tony

Title: Re: Classics for the people
Post by: Maik on Sunday, 21 June, 2015 @ 23:59:12

I thought Sysiphus was a STD until I discovered the troika.