The Odyssey of Homer (The Great Courses )
6 CDs with 12 - 30 minute lectures Course Lecture Titles 1. Heroes' Homecomings 2. Guests and Hosts 3. A Goddess and a Princess 4. Odysseus among the Phaiakians 5. Odysseus Tells His Own Story 6. From Persephone's Land to the Island of Helios 7. The Goddess, the Swineherd, and the Beggar ...
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6 CDs with 12 - 30 minute lectures
Course Lecture Titles
1. Heroes' Homecomings
2. Guests and Hosts
3. A Goddess and a Princess
4. Odysseus among the Phaiakians
5. Odysseus Tells His Own Story
6. From Persephone's Land to the Island of Helios
7. The Goddess, the Swineherd, and the Beggar
8. Reunion and Return
9. Odysseus and Penelope
10. Recognitions and Revenge
11. Reunion and Resolution
12. The Trojan War and the Archaeologists
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781565853188 (1565853180)
Publish date: January 1st 1999
Publisher: The Great Courses
Edition language: English
This series of lectures was excellent! I would listen to the lectures before reading the appropriate sections of The Odyssey. I found myself eager to read the sections she described. Wonderful background and very captivating the way she tied in this ancient text to life in Ancient Greece and the ...
These lectures combined with reading a translation of Homer's text has to be one of the best ways to become familiar with The Odyssey. I used these lectures to get ready for a meeting with a "Great Books" reading group. There were many people in this group that were more knowledgeable about Homer ...
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