I caught the last two hours of PBS' The Greeks: Crucible of
Civilization last night, especially the last forty minutes
about Pericles' screwball scheme to whup the Spartans and
about Socrates' last meal of hemlock. I'm listening to the
announcer rattling on about Socrates -- who could have
apologized and probably gotten off -- deciding his own
personal code of behavior was so right, he could face death
calmly and cheer up the people weeping for him. I felt like I
was listening to rara-avis talking about the Op, or Spade, or
Marlowe . . .
So Sam Spade is the Son of Socrates?
Hmmm.
Best wishes
Frederick Zackel
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