Reading Mimnermus in Church | Alexandria
Read Mimnermus in Church by William (Johnson) Cory. Reimagining mortality, Cory's translation breathes urgent life into Mimnermus's radical proposition: that pleasure's pursuit outweighs eternal glory. His daring inversion of heroic values speaks to our modern struggle between meaning and happiness, suggesting that embracing life's fleeting joys may be wiser than chasing immortal legacy.