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Today's blog post: Pandemic music was not always about remembrance. Sometimes it was about distraction: parody songs, TikTok dances, sea shanties, Boccaccio, and the long, liminal hours in the shade of crisis. Plus a Kermit the Frog reference.

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#PandemicMusic #Musicology #CulturalMemory #SoundStudies #blog #research #distraction #CulturalAmnesia #Boccaccio #TikTok #parody

Notizie Italiane Feb 13

#manoscritto #boccaccio Gli autografi della letteratura italiana: come nascono i Classici in mostra

https://www.notizie.buzz/articles/2026/02/13/gli-autografi-della-letteratura-italiana-come-nascono-i-classici-in-mostra.html

Gli autografi della letteratura italiana: come nascono i Classici in mostra

Capolavori autografi da Boccaccio a Eco La mostra «Come nascono i classici offre un viaggio emozionante tra quaranta opere uniche della letteratura italiana, esposte a Villa Farnes

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Susanna Iivonen-Feb 1

Tämähän muuttui ihan suuntaan #Boccaccio #Decamerone !! #kirjamastodon

The Eclectic Light Company [Unofficial]Jan 19

Painted stories of the Decameron: Overview and contents

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/19/painted-stories-of-the-decameron-overview-and-contents/

The Eclectic Light Company [Unofficial]Jan 12

Painted stories of the Decameron: Brother Philippe’s Geese

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The Eclectic Light Company [Unofficial]Jan 5

Painted stories of the Decameron: Griselda’s suffering

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/05/painted-stories-of-the-decameron-griseldas-suffering/

The Eclectic Light Company [Unofficial]Dec 22

Painted stories of the Decameron: Ansaldo’s enchanted garden

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/22/painted-stories-of-the-decameron-ansaldos-enchanted-garden/

Anson Dec 22

It's a circuitous route via Greek, Latin, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Shakespeare (and others) to get from Pandaros in the Iliad to "pander" in English.

#TheIliad #Greek #Latin #Boccaccio #Chaucer #Shakespeare #Pandaros #pander #etymology

https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2025/12/21/how-an-obscure-character-in-the-iliad-gave-us-the-english-word-pander/

How an Obscure Character in the 'Iliad' Gave Us the English Word 'Pander' - Tales of Times Forgotten

In the Iliad, Pandaros, son of Lykaon, is a Lykian archer who is allied with the Trojans. In Book 4 of the epic, the goddess Athena tricks him into firing an arrow at the Akhaian king Menelaos, which breaks a truce between the Trojans and Akhaians and causes fighting to resume. Pandaros briefly shows up … Continue reading "How an Obscure Character in the ‘Iliad’ Gave Us the English Word ‘Pander’"

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