Paul Cowdell

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I research (library & field), write on, & talk about folklore. Am proud to have been described as an 'expert in morbid eschatology' and a 'cannibalism celebrity'.

Blog: https://humphreywithhisflail.blogspot.com
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paul-Cowdell
AcademiaDOTedu: https://herts.academia.edu/PaulCowdell

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2024-07-01 15:38:01

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I read Latin and Greek at school (Latin from age 11, Greek from 13, doing both at GCSE O Level and A Level), and carried on with them at undergraduate level (BA). The Greek I read at school was mostly Attic (plus Homer), but we were encouraged to be interested generally. So, doing some extra reading as exam preparation, I did a little bit of book 1 of Herodotus, which I enjoyed. (I enjoyed it even more when an Atticised version of a bit I'd already read turned up as an unseen translation exercise in one of my exams, making me look /really good/!)
I didn't study him closely either at school or university, although I kept coming back to him and occasionally writing essays on him. And I found (find!) him endlessly curious, sage about variation in human cultures and hugely engaging. There's a compassionate interest in his writing that chimes well for a folklorist.

2024-07-01 08:03:27

Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. Alt text!
Day 7/20
#20books #20books20days
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