[Iliad1] Fwd: Welcome to the Iliad1 reading group!

Sun Jan 1 03:48:39 UTC 2012

I am Steve Womack and teach 10th grade English at Lee County High School in Sanford, NC. I teach the Iliad each semester to my students and try to pass on my love and admiration for Homer and other Greek classical writers. I love learning so I can be a better educator and promoter of life long learning. I am thrilled to be a part of the group! I hope my varied schedule as a teacher, athletic administrator and athletic trainer will allow me to be a part of all the scheduled meetings.

>>> Michael Petrella 12/29/11 4:35 AM >>> 
Hello All, 

My name is Mike. I am currently working on my Masters in Classical 
History. I also live in Enland at the moment and have been in the Air 
Force for 20 years. 

I joined because my instrutor for my last class had told us about the 
Marathon 2500 event that was held and after attending that I wanted to 
do more and thought this would be a great start, since it fits so 
nicely in with my school work. 

This is my first Reading Odyssey event and I am very much looking forward to it. 

v/r, 
Mike 

On 12/27/11, Jacqui Cain wrote: 
> Hello, 
> 
> My name is Jacqui Cain. I have an MA in Humanities, where I focused in 
> Shakespeare studies, but by profession I work in developmental English at 
> the community college level and am working on my third Open Education 
> Resources grant. When not working, I am part of a local theater troupe, 
> enjoy films, yoga, and cooking...hiking too when the weather is cooperative. 
> 
> I joined the reading group because I realized a few years back that almost 
> all the reading I do now is non-fiction, but there are dozens of books that 
> I always meant to get around to reading, and that wasn't going to happen 
> unless I got really serious about it. So last year I read *Skylark* and 
> *Moby 
> Dick*, the year before it was *The Inferno* and some plays by Sophocles, 
> and this year it is *The Iliad*, and probably *The Decameron* (could be *Don 
> Quixote*, haven't made up my mind yet). 
> 
> I am also glad for the opportunity to read *The Iliad* because I am going 
> to see *Troilus and Cressida* again in the Spring, and I am hoping it will 
> make some of the confusing sections in that play more clear. Like many 
> here, this is my first time in a formal reading group, and I am looking 
> forward to our future discussions and getting to know everyone. 
> 
> Yours, 
> Jacqui 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Chadwick Ciocci 
> wrote: 
> 
>> Hello everyone: 
>> 
>> My name is Chadwick Ciocci. I graduated from Fordham University in 2010 
>> where I studied philosophy, and therefore naturally read a good amount of 
>> classics. However, I haven't read Iliad sincethigh school and am really 
>> looking forward to this opportunity. 
>> 
>> By day I do many different things including real estate, starting a 
>> non-profit, various political endeavors, and a lot of writing (and I just 
>> left a position as a lobbyist for a major corporation in NYC), but 
>> ultimately my real love is learning, and until I return to graduate 
>> school, 
>> hopefully this program can help satiate my desire for intellectual 
>> stimulation! 
>> 
>> I look forward to reading with all of you! 
>> 
>> Regards, 
>> 
>> Chadwick Ciocci 
>> 
>> On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Geoffrey Cain wrote: 
>> 
>>> Hello, 
>>> 
>>> I am Geoff Cain. I have had some experience reading classical literature 
>>> in college. That was 20 or 30 years ago now. What I am finding is that as 
>>> my experience in life grows, my reading also changes. Different things 
>>> become important. I didn't like the Illiad much in college - I preferred 
>>> the Odyssey, but there are things now that I really like about the 
>>> Illiad. 
>>> I am also interested in this translation. It is a strange edition. 
>>> 
>>> Geoffrey B. Cain 
>>> http://www.geoffcain.com 
>>> "Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist...Nothing is at last 
>>> sacred but the integrity of your own mind." - Ralph Waldo Emerson 
>>> ------------------------------ 
>>> *From:* Andre Stipanovic 
>>> *To:* geoffcain at yahoo.com; joshkirschner at yahoo.com 
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:57 AM 
>>> *Subject:* Fwd: Welcome to the Iliad1 reading group! 
>>> 
>>> Hey everyone, 
>>> 
>>> I've agreed to moderate our Iliad reading group with a mix of Reading 
>>> Odyssey veterans and new readers. I look forward to this shared 
>>> experience 
>>> reading this wonderful epic poem and moderating a monthly discussion with 
>>> you. 
>>> 
>>> Just three next steps before we all head off on holidays: 
>>> 
>>> 1. Get your Iliad - we are reading the Stanley Lombardo edition - and 
>>> start reading it over the holidays* 
>>> *http://www.amazon.com/Iliad-Homer/dp/0872203522* 
>>> * Reading Odyssey recommends reading 15 minutes a night, if 
>>> possible. It'll be easier and more fun if you read a bit at a time. 
>>> 
>>> 2. Put down the schedule of our monthly conference call discussions (see 
>>> below) 
>>> 
>>> 3. Introduce yourself 
>>> Hit "reply" (*iliad1 at readingodyssey.org * is 
>>> our group e-mail) and say a few words about yourself and why you decided 
>>> to 
>>> read Iliad. And if you are a veteran say a little bit about your prior 
>>> experience with Reading Odyssey - and if you are new to doing this with 
>>> us, 
>>> say why you've decided to try it. 
>>> 
>>> I'll go first and respond to this message with a little background on 
>>> myself (what I do during the day and evenings when I'm not reading) and 
>>> why 
>>> I'm a longtime reader with Reading Odyssey! 
>>> 
>>> Happy holidays! 
>>> 
>>> Thanks, 
>>> 
>>> Andre 
>>> 
>>> --- 
>>> P.S. Here's our schedule and location for our meetings: 
>>> 
>>> Session 1: Iliad, pages 1-159 (Books 1-8) - Monday, Jan 9 @8pm ET 
>>> +1 (888) 298-1699 
>>> Conference Code: 8473566# 
>>> 
>>> Session 2: Iliad, pages 160-331 (Books 9-16) - Monday, Feb 13 @8pm ET 
>>> +1 (888) 298-1699 
>>> Conference Code: 8473566# 
>>> 
>>> Session 3: Iliad, pages 332 - 492 (Books 17-24) - Monday, Mar 12 @8pm ET 
>>> +1 (888) 298-1699 
>>> Conference Code: 8473566# 
>>> 
>>> Session 4: Prof. Paul Cartledge, Cambridge University - Monday, April 2 
>>> @7pm ET 
>>> +1 (888) 298-1699 
>>> Conference Code: 3470834# 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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