#e. r. dodds

[tenderloincherub]

E. R. Dodds commentary on Euripides' Bacchae

[bocadosdefilosofia]

«En virtud de este conocimiento divino, Apolo podía decirle a uno lo que debía hacer cuando se sentía preocupado o atemorizado; Apolo sabía las reglas del complicado juego que los dioses jugaban con la humanidad, era el supremo ἀλεξίκακος, “Desviador del mal”. Los griegos creían en su Oráculo, no porque eran necios supersticiosos, sino porque no podían pasarse sin creer en él. Y cuando declinó la importancia de Delfos, como ocurrió en la época helenística, la principal razón de su decadencia no fue, según sospecho, que los hombres se hubieran vuelto más escépticos (como creyó Cicerón), sino más bien que disponían ya otras formas de tranquilización religiosa.»

E. R. Dodds: Los griegos y lo irracional. Alianza Editorial, pág. 81. Madrid, 1999.

TGO

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[festus-eats-tabasco]

transcribing my breakdown of the trailer here bc i'm going feral

dramatic riptide cover >>>>>>

THE MET!!!!

is it just me or is he wearing the leather cord for the beads in this scene? did they give it to him before camp? i'm intrigued

LOOKING AT PERSEUS!!!!!!! Absolutely FANTASTIC choice

getting up to defend Grover <3

AND! Nancy Bobofit sighting

also is Riptide vibrating when Mrs. Dodds gets close because that's baller as hell

current working theory is the kids are gasping at Nancy in the fountain, ESPECIALLY because of the "there you are" bit

the Fury looks BADASSSSSS

MOUNT OLYMPUS SIGHTING!!!!

Zeus's throne is engraved with lightning bolts!!! Also are those faces at the bottom??? what do they represent hmmmmmm

the Montauk cabin looks so cozy and homey and i'm emotional about it

i think this is Percy on the porch of the Big House

ALSO LAKE SPOTTED!

nah bc this shot is my entire personality right now and i think based on the next shot they're going into the Hermes cabin

this shot of him during capture the flag against Clarisse is INCREDIBLE

this is my absolute FAVORITE shot of Annabeth!!! HER FOCUS IS SO INTENSE! THAT IS H E R!!!!!

also is she watching Percy train with Luke??? maybe??? who knows

I'm assuming they're in the Underworld here because of the two thrones and the general mist n shit

Auntie Em's!!!!!!!!

I LOVE the lighting in this shot oh my god look at that framing this is GORGEOUS

this shot is so fucking funny. these poor kids

ok so get ready for some analysis

the golden statue is carrying the symbol of the boar aka Ares AND she's standing in a seashell so I'm guessing it's meant to be Aphrodite

plus with the tapestries in the back and the theatrical lighting of the place i'm guessing this is the entrance to the Tunnel of Love??? maybe the statue was made by Hephaestus, it look a bit automaton-esque

is this a shade in the Fields of Asphodel?????

I LOVE THIS HUG AWWW

also Percy is still in his quest clothes so I'm wondering if this is maaaaaybe post-scorpion sting???? maybe he just got out of the infirmary? idk

*inhuman screeching*

Tunnel! of! Love!

ok this precedes Percy falling off the gateway arch and she's gesturing like a command so I'm guessing she's gesturing to the Chimera??? at first i was like ATHENA but she's the park ranger in the Hoover Dam not the arch whoops

:(

i'm sad

THAT'S! MY! BOY!

WOOOOOOO this trailer is incredible and I'm gonna cry anyway tell me your thoughts y'all i'm in brainrot mode

[todaysdocument]

Card of Thanks from Confederate Prisoners of War Thanking Residents for Christmas Gifts

Record Group 393: Records of U.S. Army Continental CommandsSeries: Letters Received

[handwritten]

Card of Thanks

In consequence of a Donation given unto us

prisoners confined in [illegible] prison by the citizens

of St. Louis Dec. 25, 1864, we the prisoners of said

prison Do this 26th Dec 1864, Think that it is

our duty as a grateful people to hold a meeting

for the purpose of showing our gratitude unto the

Donors, and all those that have used their efforts

in distributing the same. On motion of J. C. Couzins

Mr. T. M. Northcutt was called to the chair. The

chairman was requested to state the object of the

meeting which was made known by a few

brief remarks. On motion of Mr. T. H. Beckett,

Mr. John C. F[illegible] was appointed Secretary, on motion

of J. E. E[illegible] a committee of 20 was appointed

to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the

[illegible]ing. Thereupon the Chair appointed the following

named persons: J. C. Couzins, D Howe, T. H.

Beckett, Dr. John Hart, John Moffitt, J. Hoggs, David

Hampton, R. E. Wild, John Lowry, O. R. Horn, [Y?]. J.

Wright, [S. J.?] McLain, John Hall, J. M. L[illegible],

M. M. Harrington, George [Bobhill?], John Brewer,

R. G. [Mercer?], W. H. L[illeible]berry, Frank Dodd.

The Committee made following Report:

Whereas we the Committee in behalf of the Prisoners

of Gratiot would Respectfully Report as follows.

That having been the recipient of a most magnificent

Christmas Dinner, Donated to us by the citizens

of St. Louis. Therefore Be it Resolved 1st That we tender

our thanks unto the Donors of this Christmas

repast of which we the prisoners of Gratiot have

been the Recipients.

2nd Resolved! That we also tender Our sincere

thanks unto Maj Genl Dodge Commanding

the Dept of the Mo. Col W. C. Davis Provost Mar

Genl of the same and Lieut Col Hendricks

Inspector Genl and Superintendent of Military

prisons for permitting us to be the recipient

of this most magnificent repast.

3rd Resolved! That we return respectfully our kindest

regards unto Capt Allen and all of his

subordinate officers for the amble facilites which

were afforded us in enjoying this with luxury.

4th Resolved! That we return our most sincere and

heartfelt thanks to the Sisters of Charity and

Mercy for their uniform kindness and generosity

toward the prisoners of Gratiot, And more especially

for their liberal exertions in distributing

the same unto us on the day above named.

5th Resolved! That the City papers be requested

to publish the forgoing preamble and resolutions.

On motion the meeting adjourned.

S. M. Northcutt

Chairman

John C. F[illegible]

Sec

[eptodaytommorowforever]

Events In The History And Of The Life Of Elvis Presley Today On The 2nd Of June In 1975.

Elvis Presley And TCB Band Show And Concert At The Omni In Atlanta In Georgia May 2nd, 1975 Part Of Is June 1975 Tour Of The South! Rare Live Candid Photo’s Of Elvis Presley Wearing A Beautiful Blue Silk Ruffled Sleeved Shirt And The White Two Piece Suit With Blue Embellishments On The Shoulders And Blue Contrast Trim On The Pants Trousers Taken Here By Ep Fans And Audience Members Who Attended This Outstanding Show And Concert Also The Set List And Song 🎵 List Recorded By Elvis Presley And The TCB Band At This Show And Concert.

Elvis Presley And The TCB Band Set List And Song 🎵 List Recorded At This Show And Concert.

See See Rider Blues 
('Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band cover) 



I've Got a Woman

(Ray Charles cover) 


Amen 
([traditional] cover) Arranged By Elvis Presley



Love Me 
(Willy and Ruth cover) 

If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 
(Olivia Newton‐John cover) 



Love Me Tender 




All Shook Up 




(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 


Don't Be Cruel (Medley)




The Wonder of You 
(Ray Peterson cover) 


Burning Love 
(Dennis Linde cover) 


What'd I Say 
(Ray Charles cover) 


School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell) Hail Hail Rock N’ Roll 
(Chuck Berry cover) 



Steamroller Blues
(James Taylor cover)

My Boy 
(Claude François cover) 



T-R-O-U-B-L-E (Jerry Chestnut cover)




I'll Remember You 
(Kui Lee cover) 



Mickey Mouse March Short Elvis Presley As Fun With TCB Band And Audience
(Jimmie Dodd cover) 


Let Me Be There 
(Olivia Newton‐John cover) 



An American Trilogy 
(Mickey Newbury cover) 



Funny How Time Slips Away 
(Willie Nelson cover) 



Can't Help Falling in Love 




Closing Vamp/End Theme TCB Band

MC Al Dvorin Announcement Elvis As Left The Building

[wannabecatwriter]

A-Z Challenge: List your sims in order, trying to complete the alphabet.

Thanks for the tag, @treason-and-plot and @pink-chevalier

For this, I'm only picking Chronicles of a Pessimist, because the list is big enough as is...I've taken this a step further and tried to list out every sim who appeared in the story so far.

Also, for anyone curious, here's a useful site for listing things in alphabetical order. X

Tagging @dandylion240 @holocene-sims @nocturnalazure and @citylighten for this, but only if you're up to it.

List under read more.

A:

Aaron Covington

Adolfo Dias

Alayna Price (sim made by @amuhav)

Alberto Garcia

Amanda Varner

Anette Dyer

Angela Langford

Anna Luis

Antoine Varner

Ariana Dyer

Ashton Byrd

Autumn Dyer

B:

Bernadette Byrd

C:

Calvin Linton

Candace Byrd (sim made by @amuhav)

Caroline Adams

Carson Wong

Chandra Smith

Cherie Pie

Consuelo Byers

D:

Demarcus Wells

Dinah Zeeman

Donna Morelli

Donovan Adams

Douglas Byrd

E:

Eddie Gritton

Edith Vane

F:

Fred Carlson

G:

Gracie Loveland (Appaloosa premade)

H:

Harvey Gritton

Hubert Dyer

Humberto Costa

Hunter Bayer

I:

Isobel Devane (sim made by @amuhav)

J:

Jasper Dyer

Jerome Terry

Jerrica Lancer (Delia Bates)

Johnny Johnson (AP premade)

Josie Henning

K:

Kade Myers

Kareem Pace

Kelly Lockett

Kevin Luis

Kimberly Price

L:

Luis Dupre

M:

Maria Villegas

Marissa Gold

Marty Henning

Mike Driver

Michael Ross

Mitchell Valentine

N:

Noelle Dyer

O:

P:

Peijing On

Q:

R:

Rachel Everett

Regan Zeeman

Rodrigo Salazar

S:

Samir Zeeman

Shanna Das

T:

Tammie Morelli

Tony Wells

Toya Bayer

U:

V:

Wendy Wong

William Dodd

Wyatt Parker

X:

Y:

Z:

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Today's compilation:

100% Dynamite! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady & Funk in Jamaica 1998 / 2015 Reggae / Reggae-Soul / Reggae-Jazz / Funk / Rocksteady

Got a terrific batch of tunes for you all today, provided by top-quality UK label Soul Jazz Records, an outfit that's best known for re-releasing all kinds of crate-dug, dusty funk, soul, and jazz music from the 60s and 70s. Basically, when it comes to the super cool niche that specializes in plumbing the extensive and obscure depths of various musically rich bygone eras, Soul Jazz's slew of compilations are often regarded as being among the best.

And something else that Soul Jazz has specifically been afforded the opportunity to excel at is Jamaican music. In 1998, they were able to launch their acclaimed Dynamite! series, a collection of compilations that someone like Island Records founder Chris Blackwell has referred to as the "University of Reggae." National legend Coxsone Dodd, who ran one of the country's most renowned record labels and recording studios, Studio One, gave Soul Jazz access to their archives, and it's allowed them to put out a near-constant stream of Studio One material since the late 90s.

So, this here is the comp that happens to kick that whole relationship off. First released in 1998 as a set of 14 tracks, it was reissued again in 2015 with five more songs added. And it simply does not disappoint. Two things that you can always come to expect from 60s and 70s Jamaican music are tremendous instrumentals as well as covers of popular songs that are shaped, bent, and made to fit the country's own distinct musical aesthetic. And this compilation supplies that pairing in droves—though not exclusively—by jumping from songs like The Marvels' 1972 reggae rendition of Aretha Franklin's "Rock Steady," or Bunny Clarke's 1975 version of William DeVaughn's all-time soul classic, "Be Thankful for What You Got" (🎶Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean, gangsta Whitewalls🎶 ), to hypnotic instrumentals from the likes of Lennie Hibbert and his vibraphone-laced "Real Hot," and Jackie Mittoo's keyboard-and-organ-funk groove, "Stereo Freeze."

Now, I mentioned Chris Blackwell labeling this whole series as the "University of Reggae" before, but if you look at the tracklist here, this album doesn't really seem to represent your typical 101 class. There's no Marleys, no Wailers, and no Peter Tosh. I'd contend that most of these songs, while they're made by popular Jamaican artists—though not household names among the reggae-uninitiated—they don't tend to be among their most well-known hits. Some of these were released as A-sides on singles, but most of them appear to be non-singles and deep cuts off of different LPs.

So, for the most part, this isn't really one of those surface-level, already-done-dozens-of-times greatest Jamaican hits types of comps; nothing appears to be *especially* obscure, but most of these fantastic selections aren't what you'd expect to be on a reggae comp either. But then again, this whole strategy is what has gone on to make Soul Jazz Records such an exceptional label for three whole decades in the first place.

Either way, while I wouldn't consider this a Jamaican music starter pack, if you don't really know the first thing about it, this set will show you, to an extent, what it was capable of sounding like in two of its most impactful and formative decades, as it took cues from the US, with funk, R&B, soul, and jazz, and also concurrently developed its own unique sound through a succession of ska, rocksteady, and then eventually, reggae.

An amazing compilation of old school Jamaican fare, from a...dynamite...label whose output is always worth checking out. And to push this lame pun even further, I am totally...blown away...by this first installment in this long-running series. I admittedly don't have a sizeable collection of Jamaican comps, but this is definitely the second best one I've ever come across, and by far the most eclectic. 

(The best one I've ever heard is the Shanachie label's The Power of the Trinity: Great Moments in Reggae Harmony, by the way. On both Spotify and YouTube.)

Highlights:

Toots & the Maytals - "Night and Day" The Marvels - "Rock Steady" The Upsetters - "Popcorn" Bunny Clarke - "Be Thankful" Tommy McCook - "Green Mango" Lennie Hibbert - "Real Hot" Johnny Osbourne - "We Need Love" Horace Andy - "My Soul" Jackie Mittoo - "Stereo Freeze" Cedric "Im" Brooks - "Give Rasta Glory" Dub Specialist - "Granny Scratch Scratch" Bunny Brown - "I Love the Way You Love" Phyllis Dillon - "Woman of the Ghetto" Lloyd Robinson - "Cuss Cuss" Sound Dimension - "Drum Song" Ken Boothe - "Is It Because I'm Black?"

[entomoblog]

[Bibliographie] Jean-Henri Fabre, un entomologiste au goût du Japon

See on Scoop.it - Insect Archive

Jean-Henri Fabre est sans doute l’un des entomologistes les plus connus dans le monde. Réputé tant pour ses qualités d’observateur que pour sa plume, son influence en Occident fait cependant pâle figure par rapport au véritable culte que lui voue le pays du Soleil Levant.

  Yves Cambefort, Entomologiste spécialiste des coléoptères scarabéidés, chercheur au CNRS et au Muséum d’histoire naturelle, membre de la Société entomologique de France

  Numéro 52 - Espèces

Bibliographie complémentaire

Les références suivantes viennent compléter la bibliographie déjà publiée dans l'article publié dans le Numéro 52 d'Espèces.

Abé K., 1967 – La femme des sables (Suna no onna), trad. du japonais par Georges Bonneau, Stock.

Abé K., 1987 – L’arche en toc (Hakobune Sakuramaru), trad. du japonais par René de Ceccatty et Ryoji Nakamura, Gallimard.

Cambefort Y., 1999 – L’œuvre de Jean-Henri Fabre, Delagrave.

Cambefort Y., 2003 – “Les débuts d’un grand vulgarisateur et de son éditeur : Jean-Henri Fabre et Charles Delagrave (1863-1867)”, Revue française d’histoire du livre, 116-117, p. 33-49.

Cambefort Y., 2014 – “Jean-Henri Fabre”, dans Commémorations nationales 2015, Éditions du Patrimoine, Centre des monuments nationaux, p. 64-67.

Charles-Roux J., 1913 – J.-H. Fabre en Avignon, Lemerre.

Conry Y., 1974 – L’introduction du Darwinisme en France au XIXe siècle, Vrin.

Delage A., 2005 – Jean-Henri Fabre : l’observateur incomparable, éditions du Rouergue.

Delange Y., 1981 – Jean-Henri Fabre, l’homme qui aimait les insectes, Jean-Claude Lattès (réédité en 1986, puis en 1999 avec préface de Claude Nuridsany, Actes Sud).

Diamant-Berger H., 1951 – Monsieur Fabre, Pathé, Paris, 1951 (réédité en DVD en 2007 par Pathé Classique).

Diamant-Berger H. et Kirkland J., 1951 – Monsieur Fabre, Delagrave.

Fabre J.-H., 1912-1923 – The works of J.H. Fabre, Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Dodd, Mead & Co. ; Hodder and Stoughton (14 volumes).

Fabre J.-H., 1989 – Souvenirs entomologiques, édition d’Yves Delange, Robert Laffont (2 volumes).

Fabre J.-H., 1991 – Konchûki [Histoires d’insectes (en japonais)], adaptation et traduction par Daisaburo Okumoto, Shueisha (8 volumes).

Fabre J.-H., 2005-2017 – Konchûki [Histoires d’insectes (en japonais)], trad. par Daisaburo Okumoto, Shueisha (20 volumes).

Goncourt E. de, 2008 ‒ Utamaro, Parkstone International.

Gourdin H., 2022 – Jean-Henri Fabre, l’inimitable observateur, Le Pommier.

Goka K. et al., 2004 – “Biological invasion caused by commercialization of stag beetles in Japan”, Global Environmental Research, 8(1), p. 67-74.

Halffter G., 2003 – “Un regard sur la répercussion de l’œuvre de Jean-Henri Fabre”, dans Jean-Henri Fabre. Un autre regard sur l’insecte, Conseil général de l’Aveyron, p. 155-161.

Hoshina H., 2022 – “The mythology of insect-loving Japan”, Insects, 13(3), p. 234-238 (Doi : 10.3390/insects13030234).

Imanishi K., 2015 – Le monde des êtres vivants : une théorie écologique des êtres vivants, Wildproject.

Kimura M., 1990 – Théorie neutraliste de l’évolution, Flammarion.

Legros G., 1913a – La vie de J.-H. Fabre, naturaliste, par un disciple, Delagrave.

Legros G., 1913b – Fabre, Poet of Science (traduit par Bernard Miall), The Century Co.

Loison L., 2012 – “Le projet du néolamarckisme français (1880-1910)”, Revue d’histoire des sciences, 65, p. 61-79.

Nakatomi K., 2014 – “Evolution and non-evolution. Bergson and Fabre”, Society and Education, 15, p. 5-15.

Paulian R., 2004 – Un naturaliste ordinaire. Souvenirs, Boubée.

Pelletier P., 2002 – “Ōsugi Sakae, une quintessence de l’anarchisme au Japon”, Ebisu, 28, p. 93-118 (Doi : 10.3406/ebisu.2002.1269).

Peng H., 2014 – “A traveling text : Souvenirs entomologiques, Japanese anarchism and Shanghai neo-sensationism”, dans Peng H. et Rabut I. (éds), Modern China and the West : Translation and Cultural Mediation, Brill, p. 268-302 (Doi : 10.1163/9789004270220_012).

Tort P., 2002 – Fabre : le miroir aux insectes, Vuibert-Adapt.

Tournant P. et al., 2012 ‒ “The rarity and overexploitation paradox: stag beetle collections in Japan”, Biodiversity and Conservation, 21, p. 1425-1440.

Utamaro K., 1984 ‒ Le livre des insectes, Herscher.

Utamaro K., 2012 – Insectes choisis. Myriades d’oiseaux, Philippe Picquier.

  Bernadette Cassel's insight:

  Précédemment

  Les pigments rouges du vivant - ESpèces N° 52 - De especes.org - 16 mai 2024, 16:38

[aelloblu]

Prayer Before Birth

from Collected Poems edited by E. R. Dodds (Faber & Faber), 1966, by permission of David Higham Associates. In the BBC 100 collection.

I am not yet born; O hear me. Let not the bloodsucking bat or the rat or the stoat or the club-footed ghoul come near me.

I am not yet born; console me. I fear that the human race may with tall walls wall me, with strong drugs dope me, with wise lies lure me, on black racks rack me, in blood-baths roll me.

I am not yet born; provide me With water to dandle me, grass to grow for me, trees to talk to me, sky to sing to me, birds and a white light in the back of my mind to guide me.

I am not yet born; forgive me For the sins that in me the world shall commit, my words when they speak me, my thoughts when they think me, my treason engendered by traitors beyond me, my life when they murder by means of my hands, my death when they live me.

I am not yet born; rehearse me In the parts I must play and the cues I must take when old men lecture me, bureaucrats hector me, mountains frown at me, lovers laugh at me, the white waves call me to folly and the desert calls me to doom and the beggar refuses my gift and my children curse me.

I am not yet born; O hear me, Let not the man who is beast or who thinks he is God come near me.

I am not yet born; O fill me With strength against those who would freeze my humanity, would dragoon me into a lethal automaton, would make me a cog in a machine, a thing with one face, a thing, and against all those who would dissipate my entirety, would blow me like thistledown hither and thither or hither and thither like water held in the hands would spill me.

Let them not make me a stone and let them not spill me. Otherwise kill me.

I first heard Prayer Before Birth in High School, loving the rolling rhythm. Now it just feels too real.

Let not the man who is beast or who thinks he is God come near me...

[tsmom1219]

Evaluating and elevating the role of wildlife road crossings in climate adaptation

Littlefield, C. E., Suraci, J. P., Kintsch, J., Callahan, R., Cramer, P., Cross, M. S., Dickson, B. G., Duncan, L. A., Fisher, J. R., Freeman, P. T., Seidler, R., Wearn, A., Andrews, K. M., Brocki, M., Dodd, N., Gagnon, J., Johnson, A., Krosby, M., Skroch, M., & Sutherland, R. (2024). Evaluating and elevating the role of wildlife road crossings in climate adaptation. Frontiers in Ecology and the…

[tenderloincherub]

On Dionysus

E. R. Dodds in his Introduction to Euripides' Bacchae

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ISBN: 978-960-02-4110-5 Συγγραφέας: Δημήτρης Ν. Λαμπρέλλης Εκδότης: Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση Σελίδες: 244 Ημερομηνία Έκδοσης: 2024-02-27 Διαστάσεις: 21x14 Εξώφυλλο: Μαλακό εξώφυλλο

[cinemaslife]

#43 El Hombre de las Sombras (The Tall Man -2012)

Julia Denning (Jessica Biel), es enfermera que ha perdido a su marido, en un pueblo pobre de Estados Unidos, el trabajo escasea, los vecinos venden chatarra, los niños nacen en familias disfuncionales que no tienen ni para comer, y desde hace 6 años, desde que empezó el declive del pueblo, han empezado a desaparecer los niños. Todos conocen o han visto al hombre que está entre las sombras, que es quien se lleva a los niños en cuanto sus padres parpadean.

Sin ilusión y sin esperanza, lo único que le queda a Julia es llegar a casa para estar con David, un niño pequeño, melancólico y tímido que parece que echa de menos a su padre. Al mismo tiempo que las madres que han perdido a sus hijos están desquiciándose por las calles, desesperados porque ni el Sherrff ni el FBI quieren buscar a estos niños.

Una noche, mientras Julia, duerme, alguien se cuela en su casa y se lleva a David, y ella sale corriendo detrás de la furgoneta, es atacada por el perro del secuestrador, pero no se rinde y se engancha, como puede, al final de la furgoneta de reparto para no perderlo. La figura de dentro de la furgoneta es agresiva, la golpea e intenta derribarla, pero Julia no se rinde, seguirá a David hasta el fin del mundo, no va a renunciar a él.

Después de la paliza que le dan Julia se queda hecha un ovillo en la carretera hasta que el inspector Dodd (Stephen McHattie) la encuentra y la lleva a la cafetería del pueblo, donde la ayudan a recomponerse, limpiarse y cambiarse, pero, siente que todo el cariño que le procesaban a ella y a su marido ha cambiado, y nota que hay algo extraño ahora que se han llevado a David.

Jenny (Jodelle Ferland) es una adolescente del pueblo que tiene una familia disfuncional, son pobres, y no tienen la esperanza de que nada de esto vaya a cambiar. Se siente unida a Julia porque la trata bien y se porta con ella como si existiera y fuera relevante. Por eso, cuando Julia sale corriendo de la cafetería y se esconde en el coche del Sheriff, Jenny la sigue desde cerca, queriendo ayudarla. Llegan a una fábrica abandonada donde encuentra a David y también se lleva un golpe terrible en la cabeza (otro más) para despertarse atada a una silla.

Cuando despierta comprende que la figura que ha entrado en su casa, la ha golpeado y arrastrado por el suelo, ha dejado que su perro la ataque y le ha hecho pasarlo fatal, es la Sra. Johnson (Colleen Wheeler), una de las mujeres que ha perdido a su hijo pequeño por el Hombre de las Sombras. David sale corriendo y se abraza a la señora Johnson llamándola mamá.

Es aquí, cuando comprendemos que quien se ha llevado a David de su casa es Julia, lo ha mantenido cautivo durante meses para hacerlo desaparecer como al resto de niños, esto lo logró gracias a su imagen de mujer dulce y cariñosa, que no ha roto un plato en su vida.

Julia golpea a la Sra. Johnson y va en busca de David, que se ha escondido, pero Jenny lo ha encontrado.

Jenny se lo entrega a Julia, no solo sabiendo quién es y lo que hace con los niños, sino, esperando tener la oportunidad de conocer al Hombre de entre las sombras.

Acompaña a Julia hacia su casa, y está baja al sótano donde consigue que David desaparezca, para subir al salón sin él. Jenny le dice a Julia que también quiere ser libre y salir de este pueblo, y Julia no se lo recomienda, ya que no todo es tan bonito como ella cree.

Julia es atacada por los vecinos en su casa, y la policía se la lleva, a la vez, que empieza la investigación sobre la casa, donde descubren que el sótano comunica con las minas del pueblo, y que son gigantes, atraviesan el bosque y van más allá, siendo incapaces de encontrar ni a David, ni a todos los niños que han ido desapareciendo en los últimos 6 años.

Julia confiesa que ha matado a los niños y que nunca los encontrarán, que el hombre de las sombras no existe y que ella se encargó de todo. Por lo que la encerraran de por vida en la cárcel, donde será amenazada constantemente por el resto de reclusas.

Jenny sale una madrugada corriendo porque su familia se está desmoronando otra vez, y atraviesa la granja buscando lo que cree que es una figura que le vigila, lo persigue corriendo hasta un coche, donde la figura de hombre le indica que se esconda en el maletero y ella lo hace.

Este hombre la lleva a la ciudad, hace que se lave y se arregle y la prepara para que una señora mayor venga a verla. Esta señora le indica que sabe que no es lo que ella esperaba, pero que Jenny tampoco era un bebé, así que se la lleva consigo a su casa.

Jenny ahora se llama Vera y es la hija de esta señora mayor y rica que no tenía descendencia. El plan del Sr. y la Sra. Denning era sacar a los niños y niñas de esa pueblo que no tenían esperanza y llevarlos a la gran ciudad para que las familias con mejores recursos los adopten, eso mismo hacen con David y con Jenny, darles un futuro mejor, o al menos la oportunidad de que este pueda llegar.

Jenny echa de menos a su vida y a su madre, pero sabe que esta manera de enfrentar el futuro es mejor para ella, aquí tiene oportunidades que jamás hubiera soñado tener. El precio a pagar es que Julia esté en la cárcel y al Sr. Denning no le quede más que retirarse y empezar de 0 en otro sitio. Mientras Jenny se pregunta si lo ocurrido con los otros niños es del todo correcto.

"La película es larga, confusa y pretenciosa. Tarda más de la mitad en dar su giro argumental, y lejos de quedar claro, solo confunde más al espectador, hasta casi la escena final de Jenny. Con ese monólogo interno el personaje intenta cerrar todas las dudas que se abren en torno al film, pero se queda insuficiente. Bastante tostón."

[madragoras]

Ο χριστιανισμός ... κρίθηκε άξιος να ζήσει επειδή θεωρήθηκε άξιος να πεθάνει κανείς γι' αυτόν... [Ο] Λουκιανός, ο Μάρκος Αυρήλιος, ο Γαληνός και ο Κέλσος ήταν, παρά τις απόψεις τους, εντυπωσιασμένοι από το θάρρος των χριστιανών απέναντι στο θάνατο και το μαρτύριο. Και αυτό το θάρρος πρέπει να αποτέλεσε την πρωταρχή πολλών προσηλυτισμών...

Υπήρχαν, βεβαίως, και άλλοι λόγοι για την επιτυχία του χριστιανισμού... Πρώτα πρώτα, η αποκλειστικότητά του, η άρνησή του να αναγνωρίσει οποιαδήποτε αξία σε εναλλακτικές μορφές λατρείας...

Δεύτερον ... ήταν ανοικτός σε όλους. Η αρχή του ήταν να μην κάνει κοινωνικές διακρίσεις· αποδέχθηκε το χειρώνακτα, το δούλο, τον απόκληρο, τον πρώην εγκληματία... Τρίτον ... προσέφερε στους απόκληρους την υποθετική υπόσχεση καλύτερης κληρονομιάς σε άλλον κόσμο...

Τέλος... Οι χριστιανικές αδελφότητες ήταν κατ' αρχάς κοινότητες... Τα μέλη τους συνδέονταν όχι μόνο με κοινές τελετουργίες αλλά με κοινό τρόπο ζωής... Η Εκκλησία προσέφερε τα απαραίτητα μιας κοινωνικής ασφάλειας: φρόντιζε τις χήρες και τα ορφανά, τους γέροντες, τους ανέργους, τους αναπήρους· προσέφερε τα έξοδα της κηδείας των φτωχών και νοσηλευτικές υπηρεσίες σε εποχές επιδημιών.

Όμως υποψιάζομαι ότι ακόμη πιο σημαντικό από αυτά τα υλικά αγαθά ήταν το αίσθημα εντάξεως... Οι χριστιανοί ήταν πολύ περισσότερο από την τυπική έννοια "ο ένας για τον άλλον": νομίζω πως αυτή ήταν από τις σπουδαιότερες αιτίες, ίσως η ισχυρότερη αιτία, για τη διάδοση του χριστιανισμού».

E. R. DODDS, «Εθνικοί και χριστιανοί σε μια εποχή αγωνίας» (1965), μτφρ. Κώστας Αντύπας, Εκδόσεις Αλεξάνδρεια, Αθήνα, 1995, σσ. 203-211.

Η αντίθεση επίγειου και ουράνιου κόσμου και η διχοτόμηση σώματος και ψυχής βρίσκονταν ήδη στο κέντρο του ελληνικού φιλοσοφικού στοχασμού της κλασικής περιόδου. Ωστόσο η απαξίωση της «ύλης» ως πηγής του κακού και η συνακόλουθη εχθρότητα προς το σώμα εκδηλώνονται ευρύτατα στην ύστερη αρχαιότητα και ειδικότερα στους χρόνους από την ανάρρηση του Μάρκου Αυρηλίου ως τη θρησκευτική μεταστροφή του Κωνσταντίνου. Αυτή την «εποχή αγωνίας», κατά την οποία η άκρα υλική και ηθική ανασφάλεια στρέφει τους ανθρώπους στην αναζήτηση του θεού, παρουσιάζει ο καθηγητής Ε. Ρ. Ντοντς μέσα από το έργο των πρωταγωνιστών της. Εξετάζοντας πρώτα τις γενικές αντιλήψεις για τον κόσμο και την ανθρώπινη κατάσταση, στρέφεται στη συνέχεια σε ορισμένες χαρακτηριστικές μορφές θρησκευτικής εμπειρίας - ασκητισμός, δαιμονική κατοχή, μυστική ένωση, έκσταση, προφητεία - και ολοκληρώνει τη ρηξικέλευθη μελέτη του με μια αναφορά στις διαδοχικές φάσεις του διαλόγου «εθνικών» και χριστιανών, που καταγράφονται στις μαρτυρίες της εποχής. (Από την παρουσίαση στο οπισθόφυλλο του βιβλίου)

Το παρόν βιβλίο, δεν είναι μόνο μια σημαντική μελέτη των κοινών στοιχείων μεταξύ εθνικών και χριστιανών της εποχής, αλλά και μια αυτοπροσωπογραφία του ίδιου του Dodds, ειρωνική, αυστηρή, ανθρώπινη, ενδεικτική της απορίας του απέναντι στη δική του εποχή αγωνίας... η ευρύτητα της οπτικής και η αμέριστη συμπάθεια με την οποία ο Dodds προσεγγίζει το θέμα του, συνδυασμένη με την πυκνότητα της γραφής του, τοποθετούν αυτό το έργο σε εξέχουσα θέση ανάμεσα στις διακεκριμένες μελέτες του. (Henry Chadwick) Τα εξέχοντα χαρακτηριστικά του έργου [του Dodds] ... είναι η σπάνια συνύφανση κριτικής απόστασης και συμπάθειας, η αυστηρή επιστημονική μέθοδος συνδυασμένη με ένα βαθμό εξοικείωσης με τις σύγχρονες ψυχολογικές θεωρίες ασυνήθιστο για κλασικό φιλόλογο, τελευταίο δε, αλλά όχι λιγότερο σημαντικό, η ικανότητά του να γράφει πολύ ωραία... Παρουσιάζει εδώ μια σύντομη, αλλά μεγάλης εμβέλειας, ακριβή και καλά τεκμηριωμένη μελέτη της θρησκευτικής ζωής σε ό,τι ονομάζει Εποχή της Αγωνίας, εστιάζοντας μάλλον περισσότερο σε ό,τι είχαν κοινό εθνικοί και χριστιανοί παρά σε ό,τι τους χώριζε... Τελειώνει με ορισμένα σύντομα, αλλά εξαιρετικά ενδιαφέροντα, σχόλια για τους λόγους της επιτυχίας που είχε ο Χριστιανισμός. (Times Literary Supplement)

[a-devious-route]

A.  Ahn Hyoseop Alice Pagani Alyda Grace Anders Hayward Astrid Grove 

B.  Bliss Kelly  Byun Jungha 

C.  Catherine Pham  Choi Yewon (arin) 

D.  Diana Silvers 

E.  Emile Woon  Emilie Dalsgaard 

G.  Go Younjung 

H.  Hamlet Willoughby Hannah Dodd Hunter Doohan 

I.  Iva Varvarchuk 

J.  Jeon Sonee John Jamieson Jung Haein 

K.  Kim Chaewon  Kim Junghyun  Kim Seonho  Kim Taeyeon  Kristín Sóley 

L.  Laura Harrier  Lee Dohyun  Lee Jaewook Lee Jieun  Lera Abova Linus Wordemann  Lizeth Selene  Luca Hollestelle 

M.  Misha Hart

O.  Ola Rudnicka 

P.  Park Hyungsik  Park Sunyeong  Pyo Jihoon (P.O.) 

R.  Ruby Pedersen 

S. Sabrina Lan  Shonali Singh Sophie Nélisse  Song Kang 

X.  Xu Jiaqi (许佳琪) 

Z.  Zo Ahmed  Zoe Barnard  Zhou Jieqiong

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Salut la gang!

Petit message pour vous informez que j’ai commencé à mettre disponible les galeries des FC sur lesquels j’ai fais des avatars au fil du temps.  Ce n’est rien de fou, mais si jamais j’ai déjà graphé sur une tête que vous aimeriez essayer aussi, ou qui vous inspire, fortes sont les chances que j’ai gardé une panoplie de photos d’eux!

Bref tout est ici: Dans la section galeries de mon tumblr

Je dois passer aussi sur mon vieil ordinateur, alors ça va se remplir lentement mais sûrement!  Si ça peut servir à quelqu’un d’autre et vous évitez quelques heures de recherche, ça aura valu le coup hihi!

Bonne journée <3

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A Classicist in Search of Modern Oracles: Free Download of E.R. Dodds’s Article on Interpretations of Trance Mediumship (1934)

A Classicist in Search of Modern Oracles: Free Download of E.R. Dodds’s Article on Interpretations of Trance Mediumship (1934)

Eric Robertson Dodds (1893-1979). Image credit: Hugh Lloyd-Jones/Verlag C.H. Beck. If you enjoyed my video plug for the reading group and are keen on additional background readings about Oxford classicist Eric R. Dodds, I got you sorted: you can now download a free PDF of Dodds’s article “Why I do not believe in survival” (1934) from the website of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR, whose…