DJAREW’S SECRETS OF THE SCRIBES

recovering great books from classical ruins

Secrets of the Nile are hidden in European classics from Homer and Aeschylus to Virgil and the Bible. They were hidden by plagiarists after 522 BCE when Darius began to cook the books. That was Djarew’s theory which he tested in informal case studies now being released in this series.

Djarew’s Notebooks

1. The End Time ©2022
   what I learned back in grad school
2. Return to the Museum ©2023
   things I heard at my last class reunion
3. Tiresheas & Ysmni ©2024
   Tiresheas and the Amazons
4. Four Athenian Plays ©2025
   Theseus and the first Trojan War
5. Jocasta’s House available 2026
   the great papyrus and its fate
6. Dotages available 2027
   on the ignorance of Socrates, etc.

Uses: Djarew hoped to promote the study of classics, a discipline out of favor in his career, 1978-2006. His novel readings of old texts may interest creative writers and artists as well as teachers of classics, myth, history, and reading skills development.

Samples from Djarew’s notebooks

Vol. 1, chapter 8: from the first book of Psalms

Vol. 2, chapter 27: from the Westcar papyrus

Vol. 3, chapter 57: from Odyssey 1-7

Vol. 4, chapter 68: from Hesiod’s poem Works and Days

Vol. 5, chapter 82: from Sophocles play Woman of Trachis

selections from Djarew’s revised glossary

Further information: Djarew’s notebooks are being edited for publication by G.H. Gutchess, PhD, a retired lawyer and teacher with life-long interest in early literary history. He seeks comment and constructive criticism from those who knew Djarew and from those with expertise in relevant languages. Contact editor@veryoldwriting.com for further information.