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, 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,...
5 lectures
0:49:26
Prof. Barbara Graziosi
Durham 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 discuss four key themes in Homer's Odyssey. In the first module, we concentrate on the concept of oral poetry - the idea that the Odyssey was not originally written down, but passed orally from generation to...
4 lectures
0:28:08
Prof. Edith Hall
King's College London
Classics & Ancient History

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...
5 lectures
0:43:41
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