Late Antiquity in the Roman Empire We have four different readings this week, relating to the theme of the Empire and Barbarians. The reading by Priscus was written after 472. It describes, first-hand, a visit to Attila the Hun. As you read it, look for evidence of the Roman world among the barbarians. How does […]
How has the Magistrate been infected? What kind of knowledge has he been infected with?
he paper is about the novel ″waiting for the Barbarians by Coetzee″. Its goal is to answer the question ″At one point in the narrative, the Magistrate refers to the “infection of knowledge.” How has the Magistrate been infected? What kind of knowledge has he been infected with? How does this infection work its way […]