Classics & Ancient History
The history, literature, culture, philosophy and languages of Ancient Greece and Rome.
Classics & Ancient History
Homer: Iliad: Characterisation
In this course, Professor Richard Jenkyns (University of Oxford) explores the theme of characterisation in Homer's Iliad, focusing in particular on fourteen key characters. In the first module, we think about what we mean by the terms 'character' and ...
Prof. Richard Jenkyns
Oxford University
Classics & Ancient History
Homer: Odyssey
In this course, Professor Barbara Graziosi (University of Durham) explores Homer's Odyssey. We begin by thinking about the figure of Odysseus himself, focusing in particular on his status as a man 'of many turns' (Greek: polutropos). After that, we provide...
Prof. Barbara Graziosi
Durham University
Classics & Ancient History
Homer: Odyssey
In this course, Professor Richard Jenkyns (University of Oxford) explores Homer's Odyssey. We begin by thinking about the nature of the poem, focusing in particular on the nature of oral poetry and the Odyssey's relationship (if any) with the Iliad....
Prof. Richard Jenkyns
Oxford University
Classics & Ancient History
Homer: Iliad
In this course, Professor Barbara Graziosi (Durham University) explores Homer’s Iliad. In the first module, we focus on the so-called ‘Homeric Question’, focusing on how and when the poem was composed, who composed it, as well as what it was...
Prof. Barbara Graziosi
Durham University
Classics & Ancient History
Homer: Iliad
In this course, we explore several aspects of Homer’s Iliad. The course begins with a consideration of one of the most fundamental questions asked of the Homeric epics – the so-called Homeric Question – which asks whether the Iliad was...
Prof. Richard Jenkyns
Oxford University
Classics & Ancient History
Homer: The Worlds of the Iliad and Odyssey
In a special set of two lectures, Dr Elton Barker (Open University) explores the worlds of the Homeric epics, suggesting in particular that both the Iliad and the Odyssey question the use of violence as a means of conflict-resolution. In...
Dr Elton Barker
Open University