Informatium magnum habet Marcus Olsonus de Pseudo-Polymath.
That is, Mark Olson at Pseudo-Polymath has a great idea for those of you who could read the first line, assuming it means you are into classics. (I don't mean to discriminate against Hellenists, but I think three weeks of accelerated college Latin have made me realize how little Greek I actually know.) Ancient literature buffs could certainly get in on the project as well, which Mike describes thus:
The idea is to compare and contrast two heroic stories from almost the same eras but from very different cultures. The two stories I had in mind were the Hebrew heroic story … that is the story of King David in Samuel I & II … and the Greek heroic poems from the same era by Homer … that is the Iliad (and perhaps the Odyssey). I had in mind perhaps posting once weekly (say Thursdays) on the similarities and differences - to contrast and compare the stories of David and Achilles. We could write on the same subtopic on this theme each week. For example, for next week I was thinking we could write on the openings. To compare and contrast the Iliad’s immortal opening cadences to the more subtle (tender?) vignette of Hannah giving up of Samuel, her firstborn, to the Temple.
Tomorrow he'll start off with his own essay on that topic, but in the Thursdays to come, Mark would like other interested bloggers to take him up on suggesting topics and contributing their own for discussion.
