Calendar

Feb
4
Thu
Oresteia On-Line
Feb 4 all-day

Dear Class,

Below are the links to both an audio reading of the entire Oresteia, and an on-line text.

Oresteia, The by AESCHYLUS – LibriVox

Online text

And, if you’re interested, an excellent movie version of the Iphigeneia story, in Greek with English subtitles.

Feb
9
Tue
Ἡ Ἡμέρα Ἄρεως
Feb 9 all-day
Feb
11
Thu
Electra
Feb 11 all-day

Dear Class,

 

Here is the link to the film we were watching:

Elektra 1962 – YouTube

The point we made it up to in class is around the 1 hour 11 minute mark

Χαῖρετε!

 

 

Oracle of Delphi
Feb 11 – Feb 12 all-day

Dear Class,

I couldn’t find my copy of this film, but here it is online.

Enjoy!

History Channel – The Oracle of Delphi – YouTube

Feb
18
Thu
Milman Parry and Albert Lord
Feb 18 – Feb 21 all-day

Dear Class,

 

Here is a wonderful episode from a documentary about the Trojan War made in the 1980s.  This particular episode covers a lot of what we talked about in our most recent class regarding Homer and oral poetry.

In search of the Trojan war – The Singer of Tales – YouTube

Enjoy

Feb
25
Thu
Lotos Eaters
Feb 25 all-day

Dear Class,

Here is the poem I was referring to tonight about the lotos eaters

The Lotos-eaters by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Some commentary

The Lotos-Eaters

And, why not, the Percy Jackson scene

Percy Jackson (Lotus Casino scene) – YouTube

Mar
15
Tue
Odysseus’ Scar
Mar 15 all-day

Dear Class,

 

Here is the article we were supposed to read yesterday in class.  The Biblical text is on the last page

 

Revised Mimesis