A little bit from tonight's reading... Classical literature can be so funny

[95Batmobile]

Blepyros: "And I'll go with you
As soon as I reach the end of this- O Lord,
I think a prickly pear has blocked the way.

Neighbor: "The kind of wild pear that shut Thrasybulos up?"

Blepyros: "By the Lord in Heaven, whatever kind it is,
It's stuck for ever in my hinder parts.
O what'll I do? the pain... it's hard as a brick.
But I don't mind that so much; what worries me
Is what will happen now to the food I eat.
The bung-hole's stopped forever. What'll I do?
I'll never dung again. This prickly slab
Has plugged the venthole up, and nevermore
Shall I evacuate deliciously.
(skip not funny part)
O midwife Ilythia, grant me ease-
Deliver me of this tremendous turd!
Don't let me burst or stay forever sealed
A common night stool on the comic stage."

Ah, reading of constipation can be so entertaining...

[GrigoryRasputin]

If thats ancient greek I find it interesting they use the word Lord and Heaven in the translation.
What is that?

I realize that it probably isnt - but I thought you were a classics major???

[95Batmobile]

It is from Aristophanes' Ecclesiazusae.

Some translators use very modern words [img]smile.gif[/img]

I was reading Euripides' version of Electra last night and the translator used the words "the b*tches from hell" ... I doubt it is a direct translation ;)

[GrigoryRasputin]

wanna write my paper for me...?

The main difference between political realists and idealists is this: Idealists have great confidence in the ability of reason to create order and justice in human relations; realists have little such confidence. Using Plato and Thucydides as your primary sources, agree, disagree, or modify that assertion.

Its due in 10 hours.
6 pages.

[95Batmobile]

It will cost you a hand job. [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]