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!
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