Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Upcoming Landmark Histories

I think it's clear I'm a huge fan of the Landmark Ancient Histories edited by Robert B. Stassler. For anyone else wondering what is forthcoming in the series and the timing, I stumbled across this note posted by Mr. Stassler to a query on an Amazon.com board:
I am avery much alive, and up to my ears in the effort to publish four more Landmark Series volumes. Anticipated Publication dates are: 2017, Landmark edition of Julius Caesar, 2018, Landmark edition of Xenophon's Anabasis, 2019, a Landmark edition of the works of Polybius, and 2020, a Landmark edition of Ammianus Marcellins. These volumes require a lot of care and much time. I have no publication plans after that, thank you.

While the last comment saddens me, I'm excited to see what is planned in this superb series. I will pass on additional information as I find out more.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

I was going to do what?

Well, August has been anything but fun...two trips to the hospital and some surgery, for starters. Hopefully the pain levels will recede and I'll feel like reading and posting again soon. I apologize for the break but I'll get going again soon.

Monday, August 08, 2016

Joy Division & Marketa Lazarová

It will be a little bit before I write on Marketa Lazarová by Vladislav Vančura, but I wanted to share something I stumbled across yesterday. Someone (I'm assuming Stefano Leone, who posted it) paired Joy Division's "Shadowplay" with scenes from Marketa Lazarová, a stunning combination. The scenes are as haunting as the song.

Speaking of the movie, I watched it again after reading the novel and was surprised the changes it made from Vančura's story. More on that later, hopefully.