I've passed all that about the required texts along, and I hope it eases some of the student worries.
On the research, most glad you understand. Raz is entirely supportive of my research obsessions (and my lack of observation time this summer is entirely my doing, not his), but I can't say the same about much of the world. I would love to hear that story, mind, and I'll remember to ask when we've time for it.
And yes, on the vagaries of language. And the distractions - this morning, I got pulled away into a footnote about the different cultural myths of the naming of Ursa Major and her stars, and frustratingly, I've not the languages to read most of the original sources. (My research being on that constellation, but far more about the origins and movement of the individual stars. A pleasant digression, anyway.)
I do in fact look forward to meeting and much conversation, A.
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Re: Private message to Antonin Dolohov
Date: 2012-08-28 03:53 pm (UTC)I've passed all that about the required texts along, and I hope it eases some of the student worries.
On the research, most glad you understand. Raz is entirely supportive of my research obsessions (and my lack of observation time this summer is entirely my doing, not his), but I can't say the same about much of the world. I would love to hear that story, mind, and I'll remember to ask when we've time for it.
And yes, on the vagaries of language. And the distractions - this morning, I got pulled away into a footnote about the different cultural myths of the naming of Ursa Major and her stars, and frustratingly, I've not the languages to read most of the original sources. (My research being on that constellation, but far more about the origins and movement of the individual stars. A pleasant digression, anyway.)
I do in fact look forward to meeting and much conversation,
A.