10/17: happy ending
Our monthly faculty meeting didn't last long this evening, which meant that when I got home there was still time to do some preparation for tomorrow's classes. So I finished reading Daphnis and Chloe, and what a delight it has been! I'll look forward to hearing what the students have to say about it tomorrow. In the meanwhile, I'm grateful to be able to close my work-day with a novel that has a happy ending. Happily-ever-after is not the norm in most of the Classical literature I teach; I appreciate this pastoral reprieve from epic and tragedy.
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What I wouldn't give for a "pastoral reprieve from epic and tragedy" most days, and I don't even teach the classics! Just feeling like the world is tipping more toward epic tragedy than pastoral comedy (comedy as in happily-ever-after, not haha).
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Yes indeed, the world feels out of balance. Pastoral is a welcome reminder that at least one can write serious literature and think philosophical thoughts without having everything necessarily and always veering toward the tragic.
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