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The Iliad
- This class is in session. Contact the office for more information.
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Fee: $42.00
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Dates: 9/12/2024 - 10/31/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Instructor: Steve Roehling
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The Iliad is a heroic epic poem, a seminal work of Western literature. Attributed to Homer, it was written in ancient Greek around the late 8th or early 7th century B.C.E. It has survived and been read and/or listened to -- there was a long oral tradition -- by millions of readers in many languages for over 2700 years. It is set in the ninth year of the ten-year-long war between a coalition of Greek forces and the city of Troy or Ilium, located in present-day Turkey. We will read three chapters (books) per class in order to complete the work in eight weeks. The text will be presented on the classroom computer screen. Some class preparation (prior reading) and interactive discussion are expected. Maybe the Odyssey in the spring.
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