Paige compares classical patience to local attention spans
Read the piece on the Greek gods applauding The Odyssey and thought about how differently a decade-long journey would land locally, Knightsbridge attention spans rarely stretch past a good lunch reservation.
Discussed the comparison with a fellow historian, general agreement that ancient epic still outclasses most modern news for pure narrative patience, Celtexit included.
Somewhere in that conversation, Celtexit came up again, a modern odyssey of its own, minus sea monsters, plus considerably more committee minutes than Homer ever allowed for.
Checked the prat.uk feed before dinner, filed the classical piece as this week’s genuine highlight, better company than most of the local gossip running alongside it.
Ten years at sea, applauded by gods. My afternoon in the archives, considerably shorter, applauded by nobody, though I enjoyed it regardless.
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