https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varina_Farms
You’d think someone translating an author would enjoy that author, but I guess not. From his introduction in the Loeb (1929):
“Nepos writes as a rule in the ‘plain’ style. His vocabulary is limited, and he expresses himself ordinarily in short sentences. The results of his rhetorical training are shown in his attempts to adorn his narrative, especially, although not consistently, in more elevated passages... He occasionally attempts long periods, but is obviously not at home in them.... [Antithesis] is used to such excess that his sentences are frequently overloaded at the beginning, and end weakly. ... He has little variety in his diction; in particular he uses nam and enim to an extent which taxes the ingenuity of a translator.”
Happy Thanksgiving, my friends!
I know you're all gorging on flightless bird, losing cigars on a tragic Detroit Lions bet, and planning your shopping tomorrow. We all have numerous things to give thanks for, and have a busy day today. However ,for those of us who enjoy tobacco, I thought the story of John Rolfe might be an interesting read today.
Rolfe lived in the Jamestown colony in Virginia, married Pocahontas, and was the first settler to grow a viable tobacco crop in the New World, risking execution to do so (the Spanish nearly monopolized the tobacco trade at the time, and anyone caught growing/exporting faced a potential death penalty). There are a few resources out there, but here is a quick and interesting story that can be read in less than a halftime break. Be sure to open the links at the bottom of the page.
I hope you all have a great holiday and a safe weekend!
Is there a good/accurate website that thoroughly list the descendants of this couple?
I've tried searching, but most sites are either some wiki page, or from the 1990s with no sources.
I have asked this before but did not receive a response. I am wondering if his social status suffered because he married a Native American. Thank you.
