Not sure about Jackson Knight's seance, but a source close to me (my father in fact) was once in an early radio taxi with Wilson Knight, who heard a voice saying 'Car 27 calling car 27' on the radio and (apparently) said 'Do you hear the voices? They are trying to contact us' (they being spirits). I think it ran in the family.
Colin Burrow, Fellow and Tutor, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge CB2 1TA Tel. 01223-332483 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/homepage/cjbhome.htm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of JAMES C Wiersum Sent: 20 October 1999 22:50 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: VIRGIL: The Devil Knows Latin I just checked out from our public library's new book section, "The Devil Knows Latin: Why America Needs the Classical Tradition," by E. Christian Kopff. I am in the process of reading it now. An initial preview suggests it is going to be an insightful and fun book to read. Beside the emphasis on Latin and Greek language and literature in general, there are things in the book relevant to Virgil studies. Page 223, for example, has Kopff discussing the cost of victory. He writes: "As in Virgil's Aeneid, a better society will emerge from the conflict, but the cost in human suffering and loss is real -- and we must face them." I especially like Kopff's interesting details about Virgil translators. C. Day Lewis is the father of the actor Daniel Day Lewis. Jackson Knight supposedly contacted the spirit of Virgil through a medium. A question for the list: Does anyone know more about Knight's seance? It is a trivial question but, hey, even Virgil students need some good gossip from time to time. A more appropriate question for the list, instead of the above, might be taken from the subtitle of Kopff's book. Do you think America needs the classical tradition? It would be interesting to read what the list has to say. James C. Wiersum ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
