[Xenophon2010_readingodyssey.org] Xenophon's Hellenika Reading Group - First Call

Thu Jan 7 13:47:16 UTC 2010

Greetings, readers.

I'm Jenn Skibo and by trade I am an online strategist and
customer-experience advocate.  I'm also the proud mommy of two
vividly-animated young children and a life-long learner.

I'm still kind of new to the Reading Odyssey and was christened with
Aristotle.  (No lie, that was "rigorous" reading, but I'm back for more!)  I
decided to join the journey after reading Seeking Wisdom and Team of Rivals
with Phil and company.  Personally, I enjoy the calls because it is
comforting to listen to all the bright minds and to better understand the
variations of the experience that readers have as they engage in selected
text.  Having direct access to authors and scholars as we do through this
project is absolutely amazing and I can't wait to kick off this next
adventure.  (Warm thoughts of the ancient world in spite of the sub-zero
conditions much of the US is enduring is also a pleasant notion...)

"See" you next week,

Jenn

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Bill Damon <billdamon at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Folks,
>
> I'm Bill Damon and by day I help build the web sites for a medical
> publisher in Boston and at night I am a shamanic healing practitioner.
>
> I've read the Old Testament, Plato, and Aristotle with the Reading Odyssey.
>
> I joined the Reading Odyssey because I loved the goals and the projects
> that Phil and Pat have taken on. And I've learned a great historical
> perspective from the works we've talked about in the conference calls. The
> calls have been a really great place for me to get a better understand of
> the readings and their context. They've also helped me greatly during those
> times when I had trouble getting the larger view of what we were reading
> also.
>
> Its great to meet everyone! Talk to you all soon.
>
> Bill
>
> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Andre Stipanovic <
> astipanovic at mail.hockaday.org> wrote:
>
>>  Welcome to the Xenophon’s *Hellenika* reading group!
>> I am Andre Stipanovic and will be your moderator for the next 7 months as
>> we discuss this great book, published in the Landmark series and edited by
>> Robert Strassler.  We are fortunate to have Robert Strassler himself join us
>> on our first call scheduled for Monday January 11, 2010.
>>
>> Here is the game plan for our first call.
>>
>> I would like to start out by introducing you to information important to
>> reading this key text of early 4th century Greek history.  First, we will
>> talk a little bit about how to get the most out of this particular edition
>> of *Hellenika*.  Please make sure to get a copy of the Landmark Xenophon
>> edited by Robert Strassler if you haven’t already done so.  Then read the
>> Editor’s Preface (pp. lxvii-lxxiv) and Key to Maps (p. lxxxii) to help you
>> get acquainted with the format of this very user-friendly book.  I also
>> suggest you briefly look over the Chronological Outline of Text (p. lxxix)
>> and bookmark it for later reference as a handy ‘road map’ of how events
>> unfold in later books.  I will briefly comment on these sections before I
>> take us through events leading up to Book I (pp. ix-xii) as well as
>> Xenophon’s life (pp. xvii-xxi).
>>
>> Then Robert Strassler will share his experience with this text, especially
>> in terms of seeing Xenophon’s *Hellenika* in respect to other sources we
>> have of events in Greece in the 4th century B.C.  He will be explaining to
>> us why comparing sources is critical in terms of understanding Xenophon’s
>> intent and veracity.  You can look over pp. xxvi-xxx and lix-lxii in the
>> Introduction to get acquainted with these issues if you like before or after
>> the call.
>>
>> I would like to keep our calls as focused as possible on our reading, so
>> as a way of getting to know each other before our first call, would you
>> ‘reply to all’ on this email with a little bit about yourself:  What
>> motivates you to read books like Xenophon’s *Hellenika*?  What other
>> kinds of books do you enjoy reading and why?
>>
>> Summary of passages (all taken from Introduction to Landmark Xenophon’s *
>> Hellenika*) that will be referred to next call:
>> Editor’s Preface (pp. lxvii-lxxiv, strongly recommended)
>> Key to Maps (p. lxxxii, strongly recommended)
>> Chronological Outline of Text (p. lxxix, recommended)
>> Section 1, p. ix (strongly recommended)
>> Section 2, pp. ix-xii (strongly recommended)
>> Section 4, pp. xvii-xxi (recommended)
>> Section 7, pp. xxvi-xxx (optional)
>> Section 14, pp. lix-lxii (optional)
>>
>> *Xenophon 2010 *Hellenika* - Conference Call Schedule*
>> Call 1 - Monday January 11, 2010:  Introductory call with Robert Strassler
>> Call 2 - Monday February 22, 2010:  Books I-II.3.10
>> Call 3 - Monday March 22, 2010:  Books II.3.11 - III
>> Call 4 - Monday May 10, 2010:  Books IV & V
>> Call 5 - Monday June 7, 2010:  Book VI
>> Call 6 - Monday July 12, 2010:  Book VII
>>
>> Your phone number is:  1-888-350-0075 or 201-793-9022*
>> Your passcode is:  1100494#
>>
>> * If readers have unlimited long distance on their home phones and can
>> call in from non-cell phones, then we ask they use the 201 number to help us
>> save money, if possible.
>>
>> Managing the Conference Call
>> The following commands may be used participants during the conference
>> call:
>>
>> *1 Play menu of features so you know what's available
>> *2 Mute/Unmute your own line so other people can't hear you talking.
>>
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