The Reception Desk
A. M. O'NeillSemi-regular essays about classical reception(s) from a classicist who thinks we probably shouldn't do classics any more.
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Dublin-based PhD researcher who thinks (& sometimes writes) a lot about fascism, classics, classical reception, and how to do anti-fascist classical reception.
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