Musings in Greek Literature

About Musings in Greek Literature

Musings on Homer’s Iliad, Sophocles Antigone, and Apollo's Argonautica

Publisher

Prof. Deborah Beck

Category

arts · education · history

Language

unknown

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Mar 2022

Latest episode

31 May 2024

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 May 2024

   S4, Episode 8: Odysseuses

   Professor Deborah Beck and Professor Lesley Dean Jones look back on the Odysseuses we’ve encountered in Homer Odyssey and Sophocles Ajax and Philoctetes. We muse on some other Odysseuses, and tricksters ,as well. Works and authors mentioned in this episode: Cratinus Odysseis (exists only in fragments), Euripides Cyclops

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   29 May 2024

   S4, Episode 7: The Arguments of Sophocles’ Philoctetes

   Caroline Young is joined by Kristen Allen to discuss Philoctetes. We’ll examine the arguments presented by Philoctetes and Neoptolemus. Which character is more convincing, and why?

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   17 May 2024

   S4, Episode 6: Reversal and Recognition in Sophocles’ Philoctetes

   Zach Springer is joined by Caroline Young to discuss the analysis of tragedy in Aristotle’s Poetics in relation to Sophocles’ Philoctetes. We also get into the difficulties of Odysseus’ moral character in Sophocles’ play, Neoptolemus’ nature, and other complexities. Recommended reading: Aristotle Poetics

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