Wish you had woven in this piece from the "Satires" of Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace in English), and your elegy would have been complete: "If my character is flawed by a few minor faults, but is otherwise decent and moral ... read full comment
Wish you had woven in this piece from the "Satires" of Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace in English), and your elegy would have been complete: "If my character is flawed by a few minor faults, but is otherwise decent and moral, if you can point out only a few scattered blemishes on an otherwise immaculate surface, if no one can accuse me of greed, or of prurience, or of profligacy, if I live a virtuous life, free of defilement (pardon, for a moment, my self-praise), and if I am to my friends a good friend, my father deserves all the credit... As it is now, he deserves from me unstinting gratitude and praise. I could never be ashamed of such a father, nor do I feel any need, as many people do, to apologize for being" my father's son
Kwesi Atta Sakyi 9 years ago
Hi Nero, thanks for your filler. Sorry I never had the privilege of going to a secondary school to read Latin, French, Greek, etc but I read lots and lots of Ancient History and Modern History so I know Virgil, Horace, Cicero ... read full comment
Hi Nero, thanks for your filler. Sorry I never had the privilege of going to a secondary school to read Latin, French, Greek, etc but I read lots and lots of Ancient History and Modern History so I know Virgil, Horace, Cicero etc. Your rejoinder embellishes the dirge and elegy. Commiserations and profuse/profound condolences if you are Kwapong Junior.
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Dear Brother Kwesi,
Poignant elegy!
Brother Kwesi, you are not only a great writer but a polymath as well, from literature, economics, politics, logic, cultural theory, history, to what have you.
Such a knowledgeab ... read full comment
Dear Brother Kwesi,
Poignant elegy!
Brother Kwesi, you are not only a great writer but a polymath as well, from literature, economics, politics, logic, cultural theory, history, to what have you.
Such a knowledgeable writer.
Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong will be happy reading this wherever he is.
Thanks fo this wonderful Piece.
KBK 9 years ago
Kwarteng, all you do is to heap praises on this writer no matter what he writes. Will you ever be bold enough to say what is bad as well us what is good about his pieces?
Looks like you praise him so that he will, in turn ... read full comment
Kwarteng, all you do is to heap praises on this writer no matter what he writes. Will you ever be bold enough to say what is bad as well us what is good about his pieces?
Looks like you praise him so that he will, in turn, praise you too. What kind of "academic" exercise is that? It's cheap!
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Dear KBK,
I have said all I need to say about this piece.
Please do go back to some of his articles to see where I have added my critical voice.
Let me know if there is something esle I should say about it. This is ... read full comment
Dear KBK,
I have said all I need to say about this piece.
Please do go back to some of his articles to see where I have added my critical voice.
Let me know if there is something esle I should say about it. This is a masterpiece anyway.
Wofa Kwame 9 years ago
Nonsense!
Kwame
Nonsense!
Kwame
Oheneba osei Yaw Akoto 9 years ago
An African who studies classics must have his reactionary mind examined. This man was anti-Nkrumah anti progress, and anti independence.
An African who studies classics must have his reactionary mind examined. This man was anti-Nkrumah anti progress, and anti independence.
Kontoa 9 years ago
Thanks Prof Kwesi Atta for your eulogy.Intoxicating.
You engaged me to read aloud your words in memoriam of Prof Kwapong. sadly, I did not read a word of appeal with reference to any of the African academics, intelectuals, l ... read full comment
Thanks Prof Kwesi Atta for your eulogy.Intoxicating.
You engaged me to read aloud your words in memoriam of Prof Kwapong. sadly, I did not read a word of appeal with reference to any of the African academics, intelectuals, leaders, chiefs or even student leaders of blessed memory, Ndebugri, Dei Kwarteng, Akrofi, the asanthenes, Togbi's Nzema, Brong and Na's. How far have we come or gone?
Kwesi Atta Sakyi 9 years ago
You must be a comedian Fante like me with such a profane pseudonym masking your real identity. Kontua, this elegy is about our big man and nobody else, else I would have committed the fallacy of composition by detouring or si ... read full comment
You must be a comedian Fante like me with such a profane pseudonym masking your real identity. Kontua, this elegy is about our big man and nobody else, else I would have committed the fallacy of composition by detouring or side-tracking the real focus of this elegy. Anyway, thank you for sharing your thoughts and assuming such a funny name which can cause us to be in stitches, jitters, titters and burst the seams.
Paa Kojo 9 years ago
And guess what?
Such an illustrious scholastic achiever, was not honoured with a state funeral becuase he belonged to the NPP side.
Even lesser mortals, were honoured with undeserving state funerals! Wherein lies our pride ... read full comment
And guess what?
Such an illustrious scholastic achiever, was not honoured with a state funeral becuase he belonged to the NPP side.
Even lesser mortals, were honoured with undeserving state funerals! Wherein lies our pride as a nation. Prof AA kwapong was superbly a towering academic of his generation, who was deservingly respected in academia- a pride of Ghana, yet he was denied a state funeral, if not for anything at all, at least, for his pioneering role as the first Ghanaian VC of Ghana's premier Uni. The current VP, Amissah Arthur, attended as a govt rep in a low profile role.
Oh Ghana, NDC is so partisan to a fault. We need a redeemer from these ingrates!!
Kwesi Atta Sakyi 9 years ago
Please there is no politics in mourning the dead. Be civilised.
Please there is no politics in mourning the dead. Be civilised.
Wish you had woven in this piece from the "Satires" of Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace in English), and your elegy would have been complete: "If my character is flawed by a few minor faults, but is otherwise decent and moral ...
read full comment
Hi Nero, thanks for your filler. Sorry I never had the privilege of going to a secondary school to read Latin, French, Greek, etc but I read lots and lots of Ancient History and Modern History so I know Virgil, Horace, Cicero ...
read full comment
Dear Brother Kwesi,
Poignant elegy!
Brother Kwesi, you are not only a great writer but a polymath as well, from literature, economics, politics, logic, cultural theory, history, to what have you.
Such a knowledgeab ...
read full comment
Kwarteng, all you do is to heap praises on this writer no matter what he writes. Will you ever be bold enough to say what is bad as well us what is good about his pieces?
Looks like you praise him so that he will, in turn ...
read full comment
Dear KBK,
I have said all I need to say about this piece.
Please do go back to some of his articles to see where I have added my critical voice.
Let me know if there is something esle I should say about it. This is ...
read full comment
Nonsense!
Kwame
An African who studies classics must have his reactionary mind examined. This man was anti-Nkrumah anti progress, and anti independence.
Thanks Prof Kwesi Atta for your eulogy.Intoxicating.
You engaged me to read aloud your words in memoriam of Prof Kwapong. sadly, I did not read a word of appeal with reference to any of the African academics, intelectuals, l ...
read full comment
You must be a comedian Fante like me with such a profane pseudonym masking your real identity. Kontua, this elegy is about our big man and nobody else, else I would have committed the fallacy of composition by detouring or si ...
read full comment
And guess what?
Such an illustrious scholastic achiever, was not honoured with a state funeral becuase he belonged to the NPP side.
Even lesser mortals, were honoured with undeserving state funerals! Wherein lies our pride ...
read full comment
Please there is no politics in mourning the dead. Be civilised.