Hacker News with Generative AI: Classics

GOG's Preservation Program Is the DRM-Free Store Refocusing on the Classics (arstechnica.com)
The classic PC games market is "in a sorry state," according to DRM-free and classic-minded storefront GOG.
Gaming, Digital Distribution, Preservation, DRM-Free, Classics
161 points by m463 7 days ago | 60 comments
Decline and Fall of Cambridge (spectator.co.uk)
Last month, after 21 years studying and teaching Classics at the University of Cambridge, I resigned. I loved my job. And it’s precisely because I loved the job I was paid to do, and because I believe so firmly in preserving the excellence of higher education, in Britain and beyond, that I have left.
Education, Higher Education, UK, Academia, Classics
8 points by HawaiiHalo 28 days ago | 3 comments
Advice on Reading Homer in Translation (talesoftimesforgotten.com)
The Iliad and the Odyssey are often regarded as being among the greatest works of world literature and many people have an interest in reading them—but how does one go about starting? Which translations are the best? In what manner should one read them?
Literature, Classics, Translation, Reading
71 points by Khaine 65 days ago | 52 comments
'Written in Water' Review: What Makes a Classic? (wsj.com)
Book Reviews, Literature, Classics
3 points by apollinaire 128 days ago | 0 comments
Disqualified (1954) (gutenberg.org)
Literature, Classics, Historical Fiction
123 points by EndXA 130 days ago | 56 comments
Blade Runner (filfre.net)
Science Fiction, Film, Classics
65 points by doppp 196 days ago | 62 comments