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

[Mark Casey]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Mark Casey. I live in San Francisco with my wife Carrie and my 16
month old boy Joseph.  I read Herodotus and Thucydides and Homer's Odyssey
with Reading Odyssey, and I'm looking forward to Xenophon.  My job is as a
investment analyst at a mutual fund company, and my main hobby is singing in
a men's a cappella group called the Richter Scales.

Talk to you all soon.

Mark


On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Upbin, Bruce <BUpbin at forbes.com> wrote:

> Hello fellow Hellenika readers,
>
> My name is Bruce Upbin and I'm an editor in NYC. I've been on the Reading
> Odyssey calls since 2005 starting with Homer's Odyssey. I've group-read
> Thucydides, Herodotus, the Old Testament, Aristotle, Plato and various Greek
> plays-and loved every minute of it. It's a great way to stretch yourself and
> better understand these great works. I also enjoy reading science books,
> histories and novels. Recents reads include Sean Carroll's Endless Forms
> Most Beautiful; Andre Agassi's autobiography Open; Leo Tolstoy's Art;
> Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun. I'm also on the board of
> the Reading Odyssey so I want to thank and welcome all new readers to our
> growing community.
>
> Andre (hey there!) is a great guide for what I think will be a somewhat
> difficult book. Having Bob Strassler on the first call is real treat. If you
> have time, read the piece I did in Forbes on Bob a few years back. It might
> help you understand his background.
>
> http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2007/0129/111.html
>
>
>
>
>
> 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:
>
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> *2 Mute/Unmute your own line so other people can't hear you talking.
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