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Author:

Shutt, Timothy Baker.

Title:

The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer [sound recording] / by Timothy B. Shutt.

Format:

[sound recording] /

Publisher:

Recorded Books,

Copyright Date:

p2012

Description:

4 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Homer.--Iliad.
Homer.--Odyssey.
Homer--Criticism and interpretation.
Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature.
Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature.
Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.
Classical literature--History and criticism.
Trojan War--Literature and the war.
Audiobooks.

Other Authors:

Recorded Books, LLC.
Crescite Group, LLC.

Notes:

Compact disc. Release date supplied by publisher. Recording originally produced by Crescite Group, LLC, p2012. In container (17 cm.). "8 lectures"--Container. Lecturer: Timothy B. Shutt, Kenyon College.

Contents:

Lecture 1. "Sing in me, muse" : Homer, oral poetry, and the Mycenaean Age -- Lecture 2. The wrath of Achilles : Kleos and time, glory and honor -- Lecture 3. The ethics of arête : mortals and gods -- Lecture 4. Revenge and persuasion : a new resolution? -- Lecture 5. The wife of the Iliad? : an indoor epic -- Lecture 6. Odysseus on Phaeacia : tales, wiles, and tact -- Lecture 7. A self-told tale : marvels and travels -- Lecture 8. Nostos and Nomos : a hard homecoming and the way things are supposed to be.

Summary:

Professor Timothy B. Shutt delves into Homer's two great works, illustrating the nature of their continued relevance.

Series:

The modern scholar : great professors teaching you!

ISBN:

1470320347
9781470320348

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)