Classics & Ancient History
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Emily Hauser (University of Exeter) provides a comprehensive introduction to Homer. In the first module, we think about the Iliad and Odyssey as ‘oral poems’ and consider this should impact how we read them. The following four...
11 lectures
1:41:31
Dr Emily Hauser
Exeter University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Dr Emily Hauser (University of Exeter) explores the status and role of women in the Iliad and the Odyssey. In the first module, we think about why women matter in Homer, and the difficulty of recovering the experience of ancient...
5 lectures
0:46:29
Dr Emily Hauser
Exeter University
Classics & Ancient History

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...
6 lectures
0:56:14
Prof. Richard Jenkyns
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

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...
5 lectures
0:42:39
Prof. Barbara Graziosi
Durham University
Classics & Ancient History

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'...
5 lectures
0:50:58
Prof. Richard Jenkyns
University of Oxford
Classics & Ancient History

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...
2 lectures
0:31:24
Dr Elton Barker
Open University