Category Archives for Homer-Iliad
Some Iliad Follow-ups
Here are a few of the questions that came up during my reading group’s last call. Any good ones I missed? Are there any lost books that were part of the Iliad cycle? Is there an anti-monarchical message embedded in the portrayals of the kings … Continue reading
Homer Iliad1 Books 17-24 audio recording Mar 2012
Here’s the audio recording for Andre’s group. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your mp3 player. Continue reading
Homer Iliad1 Feb 2012 Books 9-16 audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for Andre’s group. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your mp3 player. Continue reading
Aching for the Iliad on Super Bowl Sunday
Hope you enjoy the Super Bowl (or not as the case may be). And whether or not you believe there is something to the Hector-Achilles-like duel between Brady and Manning, you might enjoy this tidbit from the New York Times “1-page” magazine (page 9 … Continue reading
Homer Iliad1 Jan 2012 Books 1-8 audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for Andre’s group. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your mp3 player. Continue reading
The Music of the Proper Names in Homer – A Guide to Pronunication
James Romm, Professor of Classics at Bard College, friend and board member of Reading Odyssey, provides in this podcast a guide to prononuncation in Homer. This short podcast is intended for anyone reading Homer and especially for Reading Odyssey … Continue reading
The Iliad, Visualized
The names of so many heroes and gods fly by when you’re reading or hearing the Iliad read aloud. One of the challenges (and joys!) of the Iliad is the concentration it asks of you in making an effort to balance all those characters amid so much ac… Continue reading →
14. March 2012 by Arrian
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