[Greek2017] Welcome to the Greek Plays reading Odyssey discussion group

[Elizabeth Bernhardt]

Dear fellow readers,

I am Elizabeth Bernhardt.  I’m a former prosecutor, now a lawyer in private practice, and for many years I’ve been a part-time law instructor, in New York City.  I started reading Greek and Roman literature (in translation) in high school and continued while an undergraduate English major.  I also read classics while a doctoral student in English specializing in the Tudor Renaissance, which was highly influenced by Roman literature, in particular Quintilian.   (This was before law school.)

I’m so grateful to have a chance to read the classics with you all in an informal way.

All the best,

Elizabeth




From: Greek2017 [mailto:greek2017-bounces at readingodyssey.org] On Behalf Of Bill Swislow
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 11:43 AM
To: Andre Stipanovic
Cc: greek2017 at readingodyssey.org
Subject: Re: [Greek2017] Welcome to the Greek Plays reading Odyssey discussion group

Hi everyone,

I’ve been on calls with the Reading Odyssey for some years now. I began reading the classics on my own before that after noticing for years how important they were to the evolution of our civilization but how few I had been taught in my own education. Reading with the group has made them more engaging and impactful. I’m a former journalist, a founder and former exec at Cars.com<http://Cars.com>, and a collector of self-taught/outsider art. I do consulting now on digital media, teach occasional classes at Northwestern University’s journalism school and operate the Web site interestingideas.com<http://interestingideas.com>.

Bill

William Swislow
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On Feb 5, 2017, at 6:14 PM, Andre Stipanovic <AStipanovic at hockaday.org<mailto:AStipanovic at hockaday.org>> wrote:

Dear fellow Greek Plays readers,
Welcome to our Reading Odyssey discussion group.  My name is Andre Stipanovic and I will be your moderator each month on our conference call discussions.  I have been working with Phil Terry and Pat Wictor on and off for almost 15 years now as a participant and as a moderator in these discussion groups.  I have enjoyed reading and re-reading some of the most influential books in literature with them and others like you.  Now, with this new edition of Greek tragedies, I am looking forward to an in-depth reading of these plays with you and enriched with guest scholars like James Romm.
My interest in the Classics started with a “production” of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in 6th grade, in which I helped to assassinate Caesar!  I love learning more about the history and culture of the ancient world, and have been fortunate to have shared my passion for the Classics in the classroom with my students for over 20 years.  Every summer I make time to explore a different and new area of the ancient world.  Last summer, I devoted my time to learning more about letter writing and the epistolary genre of Greek and Roman literature.  My other interests and hobbies include camping, music, and chess.
In order to get to know one another a little better, I would like to encourage you also to share something about yourself with the rest of the group.  Let us know what makes you keen on reading the Classics and what you hope to get out of this experience.  Just reply to all with a little bit about yourself.
Talk with you soon!
Andre

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