Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thursday, 10/25 - Book 4 ("The King and Queen of Sparta")

Telemachus in the Palace of Menelaus (engraving 1886)
*P&P

*Before we review your journal entries for books 1-3, take a minute and write out your answer to the following question: how does Homer's Odyssey reflect his Iliad, paying particular attention to the heroes' absences. In other words, what does the absence of both Achilles from the Trojan War and Odysseus from his home specifically produce (as far as we've seen)?

*Now let's discuss a few of your journal entries for books 1-3. 

*Begin Book 4 and read and journal through Book 6 by Monday.

HW: 
  1. Read and journal through Book 6 by Monday (one book per day for four days).  
  2. Read Leithart's Heroes (pages 147-179) and be sure you can answer the Review Questions at the end of each section. You do not need to turn them in, but you are responsible for the information each question asks.  

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