Unlocking the Riddles of Classical Greek Melodies I and II
Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian... most people are familiar with these labels, and some know that they indicated different musical attunements...
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Tosca Lynch
Jul 21, 2022
Andrew Barker, 24 April 1943 – 22 July 2021
‘The same dream came to me often in my past life, sometimes in one form and sometimes in another, but always saying the same thing:...
Tosca Lynch
May 26, 2022
Damon of Oa in Plato’s Republic 3: a true technical expert
Our previous post, A #Sophist ‘in disguise’: Damon of Oa in early Plato, explored how #Damon of Oa is consistently characterised as a...
Tosca Lynch
May 24, 2022
A Sophist ‘in disguise’: Damon of Oa in early Plato
This post presents a fresh examination of the surprising content of much neglected Platonic passages that feature #Damon of Oa—a famous...
Tosca Lynch
May 21, 2022
The Seductive Voice of the Aulos in Plato’s Symposium: the enigmatic dismissal of the Aulos Girl
In the Symposium, Plato presents us with strikingly different characterisations of the double-pipes (#aulos). At the very beginning of...
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