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“Out of Time.” ~ C.P. Cavafy “Aboard the Ship” translated by Daniel Mendelsohn

The Catholic Church chose the Pope, a lifetime leader of 1.5 billion Catholics, in like three days. There is no reason job searches for assistant professors should take 9-12 months.

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“You have to be a critic before you’re a translator, because when you get to moments of tension…, when there’s a question of which way you’re going to go, you can’t solve the problem unless you have a strong idea of what the poem is about globally.” —an interview with

“l'amour n'est peut-être que la reconnaissance du plaisir.” Balzac, “Père Goriot”, Ch. 4.

“And I thought at once of death; for the beautiful is sometimes a sorrow of anticipation.” “Dream of a Summer Day” (from ‘Japanese Ghost Stories,’ tr. Lafcadio Hearn)

In this guest essay for New York Times Opinion, I wrote about #Homer’s #Odyssey and why it feels so modern: #literature #classics #Greece UChicagoPress nytimes.com/2025/05/24/opi…

« Je trouve qu’on ne souhaite l’estime que de ceux que nous aimons et que nous estimons. » Mme de Sévigné (à Mme de Grignan, le 17 novembre 1685)

I did an interview with my Mom a few years back for ⁦PBS⁩, discussing my book about retracing the Odyssey with my late dad—if you want to get a flavor of Mom M, this is a fun way! youtu.be/z2zXdbKeZ4E

Indeed.

“The final year is this one. The final Greek emperor is this one.” – C.P. Cavafy, “Theophilus Palaeologus”, translated by Daniel Mendelsohn Constantinople fell #OTD 29 May 1453. #poetry #cavafy

Seriously??

“And even if you cannot make your life the way you want it...” – C.P. Cavafy, “As Much As You Can”, translated by Daniel Mendelsohn #poetry #cavafy

Friends and #Homer & #Classics lovers in #Connecticut! I’ll be speaking about my new #translation of the #Odyssey at the Wilton Library tomorrow evening 12 June, in conversation with Max Gabrielson. details below! wilton.librarycalendar.com/event/daniel-m…

“Viewed from the heights of reason, all life looks like some malignant disease and the world like a madhouse.” —Goethe (quoted by Thomas Mann in “Goethe’s Career As a Man of Letters,” 1932)

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You go, ⁦Rep. Melanie Stansbury⁩! #NoKings facebook.com/share/r/1NmJrb…

#Tennessee friends! Tomorrow, 19 June, I’ll be at Landmark Booksellers talking about my #Odyssey #translation: