Word: greekness
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...CULTURE OF ghostwriting is, in essence, a reversion to the pre Enlightenment concept of authorship. In classical Greek civilization, it was perfectly acceptable for an unknown member of a philosophical school to use the name of his more famous mentor in disseminating his writings...
...that was enough to cause a minor panic in the English department who feared the loss of Russian novels, Greek classics and linguistic books. Professor of English Lawrence Buell posted a memo on the English department's building reminding scholars to untag books in the P through PF section that they didn't want to leave the Yard...
...Harvard decided to break tradition by inviting one of its own to speak at Commencement. Eliot Professor of Greek emeritus John H. Finley Jr. '25, described as the last immortal professor at Harvard, agreed to speak at the graduation exercises...
...Wright's fall, Clifford observes, had elements of Greek tragedy. The same is true of Clifford's present crisis. If he has a tragic flaw, it might ^ be his compulsion to stay in what he calls "Washington's great contest." He was one of the city's most incurable workaholics, putting in nights and weekends at the office so he could take on presidential errands and still have a flourishing practice. When Ronald Reagan took over the White House, and conservative Republicanism became the spirit of the times, Clifford must have felt increasingly outside the power game...
...main attractions in Southborough is the New England Regional Primate Research Center. Run by the Medical School, it is a Harvard institution built on Harvard land. Cheap land. When depository had to be built five years ago, Southborough was the natural choice. So gorillas and orangutans will be reading Greek literature. At least some of us will be getting good educations...