This week By Jove’s Blog Editor and resident Classicist discusses looking to the past for inspiration. Hello. We here at By Jove work with tales from the canon, myth, what I think of as the “Old Stories”. There are reasons for this – both artistic and philosophical – and historical Read more…
By Jove’s Blog Editor Woody shares some musings on a subject very close to his, and The Company’s respective hearts. Hello. It’s Woody here. Long time no see. Terribly sorry that we’ve not posted anything up here for a while. I won’t bore you with the reasons. Just know Read more…
Hello, Woody again. You know the drill: scholarly hats, comfortable seat, time for more on myth. This post is another one which is weird for me. It’s not enough for me to be writing on work written by men not wearing bedsheets, or to be reading a primary source written Read more…
Hello. It’s Woody here again, so put on your most scholarly hats and get ready as we enjoy another installment of this series on historic uses of myth. I’ll be honest with you, I’m a little bit nervous about this post. I have quelled some of these nerves with a Read more…
Hello. It’s Woody again, so grab your most scholarly hat and get ready to learn a few more things in this the fourth part in my series on “misusing” myth! I’m excited about this part of the series because I get to talk about the master of the art of Read more…
In this third part of his ongoing series on the historical uses and abuses of myth, Alexander Woodward, one of our in-house classicists, here addresses the Golden Age of Latin Poetry. Hello. It’s Woody again, so we’re returning to the series on uses of Myth (you can have another Read more…
In the second part of his on-going series on the uses of myth throughout history, By Jovian Alexander Woodward takes us back to where it all began… Hello, I’m Woody – welcome back to my mini-series on some of the great re-uses of myth throughout the ages. This is the Read more…
In the first of a series of discussions on the historical uses and abuses of myth, By Jovian classicist Alexander Woodward takes a look at the tragedies and comedies of ancient Greece. Welcome to By Jove Theatre – we turn myths into plays relevant for our contemporaries. I’m Woody. Read more…
I should probably introduce myself first. I’m Woody, I’m By Jove’s most bearded member. Every young artistic collective needs at least one unequivocal beard and I’m ours. To give you a bit of an idea, I look like a Pokémon that might one day evolve into Brian Blessed. Good, that’s Read more…