The World of the Hero (H408/11)

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Homer's Iliad

Homer's Odyssey

Virgil's Aeneid - General

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 2

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 6

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 10

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 11

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 12

Virgil's Aeneid - Augustus

Homer's Iliad

HOMER: ILIAD

The Homeric Question

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ILIAD

Book 9: The Embassy to Achilles

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ILIAD

The Homeric Hero

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ILIAD

Characterisation

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ILIAD

The Gods

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ILIAD

Books 23 and 24: The End of the Iliad

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ILIAD

The Composition of the Poem

Prof. Barbara Graziosi, Princeton University

HOMER: ILIAD

The Rage of Achilles

Prof. Barbara Graziosi, Princeton University

HOMER: ILIAD

The Scope of the Iliad

Prof. Barbara Graziosi, Princeton University

HOMER: ILIAD

The Life of Hector

Prof. Barbara Graziosi, Princeton University

HOMER: ILIAD

The Death of Hector

Prof. Barbara Graziosi, Princeton University

HOMER: ILIAD: CHARACTERISATION

Character and Characterisation: Achilles and Hector

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ILIAD: CHARACTERISATION

'Major' and 'Minor' Characters: Thersites and Phoenix

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ILIAD: CHARACTERISATION

The Achaeans: Antilochus, Odysseus, Ajax, and Diomedes

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ILIAD: CHARACTERISATION

The Trojans and their Allies: Paris, Priam, Sarpedon and Glaucus

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ILIAD: CHARACTERISATION

The Women: Thetis and Helen

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: THE WORLDS OF THE ILIAD AND ODYSSEY

The World of the Iliad

Dr Elton Barker, Open University

HOMER: THE WORLDS OF THE ILIAD AND ODYSSEY

The World of the Odyssey

Dr Elton Barker, Open University

HOMER: WOMEN

Why Women Matter

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER: WOMEN

The World of Women in Homer

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER: WOMEN

Helen in the Iliad

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER: WOMEN

Helen in the Odyssey

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER: WOMEN

Penelope

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Orality

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Narrative

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

The Gods

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Heroism (Iliad)

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

War

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Nostos

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Xenia

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Heroism (Odyssey)

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Women

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Disguise and Recognition

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Reception

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

Homer's Odyssey

HOMER: ODYSSEY

Oral Composition

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

HOMER: ODYSSEY

The Homeric Hero

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

HOMER: ODYSSEY

Xenia

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

HOMER: ODYSSEY

Nostos

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

HOMER: ODYSSEY

The Man of Many Turns

Prof. Barbara Graziosi, Princeton University

HOMER: ODYSSEY

Plot and Structure

Prof. Barbara Graziosi, Princeton University

HOMER: ODYSSEY

Justice and the Gods

Prof. Barbara Graziosi, Princeton University

HOMER: ODYSSEY

Women, Clothes and Monsters

Prof. Barbara Graziosi, Princeton University

HOMER: ODYSSEY

A Journey to the Underworld

Prof. Barbara Graziosi, Princeton University

HOMER: ODYSSEY

The Nature of the Poem

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ODYSSEY

Two Kinds of Odysseus

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ODYSSEY

Society and Morality

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ODYSSEY

Gods, Goddesses and Women

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: ODYSSEY

Nausicaa and Penelope

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

HOMER: THE WORLDS OF THE ILIAD AND ODYSSEY

The World of the Iliad

Dr Elton Barker, Open University

HOMER: THE WORLDS OF THE ILIAD AND ODYSSEY

The World of the Odyssey

Dr Elton Barker, Open University

HOMER: WOMEN

Why Women Matter

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER: WOMEN

The World of Women in Homer

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER: WOMEN

Helen in the Iliad

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER: WOMEN

Helen in the Odyssey

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER: WOMEN

Penelope

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Orality

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Narrative

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

The Gods

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Heroism (Iliad)

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

War

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Nostos

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Xenia

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Heroism (Odyssey)

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Women

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Disguise and Recognition

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

HOMER

Reception

Dr Emily Hauser, Exeter University

Virgil's Aeneid - General

VIRGIL: AENEID

Is the Aeneid a pro- or anti-Augustan poem?

Prof. Sharon Marshall, Exeter University

VIRGIL: AENEID

What is the nature of the relationship between Dido and Aeneas?

Prof. Sharon Marshall, Exeter University

VIRGIL: AENEID

How are we to interpret the images on the Shield of Aeneas?

Prof. Sharon Marshall, Exeter University

VIRGIL: AENEID

How important is Aeneas to Rome’s imperial destiny?

Prof. Sharon Marshall, Exeter University

VIRGIL: AENEID

What is distinctive about Roman epic?

Prof. Sharon Marshall, Exeter University

VIRGIL: AENEID

Dido and Aeneas: Who's to Blame?

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID

Augustus and the Aeneid

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID

Aeneas and Heroism

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID

Cities in the Aeneid

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID

Book 6: The Underworld

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID

Books 7-8: The Italians

Prof. Richard Jenkyns, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID

The City

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID

Homer

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID

Metre

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID

Allusion

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID

The Gods

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID

Women

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 2

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 2

The Aeneid as Epic

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 2

Troy as Rome

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 2

Virgil and Homer

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 2

Aeneas in Troy

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 2

Verbal Artistry

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 6

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 6

The Place of Book 6 in the Poem

Prof. Philip Hardie, University of Cambridge

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 6

Arrival at Cumae and the Temple of Apollo

Prof. Philip Hardie, University of Cambridge

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 6

The Sibyl

Prof. Philip Hardie, University of Cambridge

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 6

Virgil's Underworld

Prof. Philip Hardie, University of Cambridge

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 6

Ghosts from Aeneas' Past

Prof. Philip Hardie, University of Cambridge

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 6

The Pageant of Heroes

Prof. Philip Hardie, University of Cambridge

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 6

Virgil’s Aeneid

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 6

Book 6 of Virgil’s Aeneid

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 6

Virgil, Homer and the Underworld

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 10

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 10

Let the Gods Decide

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 10

Aeneas Goes Berserk

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 10

Disadvantages of Youth

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 10

Hercules, God of Italy

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 10

Separating Twins

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 11

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 11

Book 11/12

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 11

Echoes from History and Myth

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 11

Camilla

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 11

Speech and Action

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 12

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 12

Turnus

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 12

Aeneas

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 12

Turnus and Aeneas

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 12

Amata, Latinus and Lavinia

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 12

Fate and Delay

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

VIRGIL: AENEID: BOOK 12

Close Reading

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan, University of Oxford

Virgil's Aeneid - Augustus

AUGUSTUS

The Sources

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Battle of Actium, 31 BC

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The First Settlement, 27 BC

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Second Settlement, 27-19 BC

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Military Achievements

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Poetry

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Coinage

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Livia

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Marcus Agrippa

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Tiberius

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Germanicus

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Restoration of the Republic

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Religion

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Administrative Changes

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Role of the Senate

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Role of Equestrians

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Role of Provincial Elites

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Social Networks

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Challenges and Conspiracies

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

The Succession

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

AUGUSTUS

Res Gestae

Prof. Matthew Nicholls, University of Oxford

Contents

Homer's Iliad

Homer's Odyssey

Virgil's Aeneid - General

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 2

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 6

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 10

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 11

Virgil's Aeneid - Book 12

Virgil's Aeneid - Augustus