Friday, June 22, 2007

Homer Manuscript Coming

Apparently, a digitalized version of a 10th century manuscript of the Iliad (which is, of course, *not* one of the poems at issue in that 'centuries-old debate among scholars' known as the 'Homeric Question') is coming soon to a travel center near you on the internet superhighway. The about.com notice sends us here and here, as well.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

The 'Euripidean Question'?

When Dennis emailed me about this, I thought it had to be a joke, but apparently not. Notice anything odd in the following?

A University of Iowa graduate student won $8,000 on Tuesday's episode of "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire."

Kecia Lynn decided to walk away with $8,000 rather than answer the $16,000 question: "The Homeric Question" is a centuries-old debate among scholars over the authorship and origins of what two works? If Lynn had guessed incorrectly she would have fallen back to $1,000. The correct answer was Electra and Medea.