Block, 11/21 - Gettin' all Roman up in this (but don't get too Roman on Thanksgiving)

Turbaconducken

• P&P

• Discuss Book 1

• Begin Book 2

• Accessible Translation of Virgil's Aeneid

HW: Over Thanksgiving Vacation, I would like for you to read Books 2-5. Please select a quote and make comment from each. Also, be ready for a reading check quiz when you return. Finally, thank God, bless your parents and siblings, and enjoy some delicious food.

Wednesday, 11/20 -

Say "hi" to Dr. Leithart

• P&P

• Discuss Leithart intro to Virgil's Aeneid.

HW: Read Book 1 of The Aeneid.
 

Tuesday, 11/19 - Slaughter in Room B-25

Aeneas Flees Burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598 Galleria Borghese, Rome

• Test

• Rest

HW: Read Leithart's intro to Virgil's Aeneid, and be ready to discuss the review questions (I will not collect the review questions as a HW assignment). 

Monday, 11/18 - Are you a suitor or a swineherd?

• P&P

• Discuss final books and check Leithart Review Questions

HW: Be ready for an Odyssey quiz tomorrow. Things I will cover (be sure to review all your review questions from Leithart): 

1. Main characters
2. Symbolism and motifs
1. pigs
2. trees
3. weaving
3. Plot and subplots
1. Agamemnon's nostos
2. Ares, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus 
4. Themes on various topics
1. hospitality and food - their religious implications
2. civilization vs. barbarism
3. delayed identification
5. Greek terms and names
1. Names
1. Odysseus - "son of pain"
2. Telemachus - "war from afar"
3. Antinous - "not mindful"
2. Terms
1. metis - cunning
2. menis - demonic rage
3. dolos (dolon) - craft(s)
4. nostos (nostoi) - return home
5. nous - mind
6. aristeia - god-like battle prowess

 

Block, 11/14 - Slaughter in the Hall

• P&P

• Discuss Bk 21

• Begin Bk 22 - "Slaughter in the Hall"

HW: 

• Finish The Odyssey 
• Select quotes from Bks 22-24 and provide commentary
• Finish Leithart
• Do review questions 

Wednesday, 11/13 - Can You Feel It in the Air Tonight?

• P&P

• Check quote work and discuss Bk 20

HW: Read Bk 21, select a quote, and write something sweet. Keep up on Leithart ; )

Tuesday, 11/12 - Discuss Bk 19, Begin 20

Eurycleia Recognizes Odysseus' Scar

• P&P

• Discuss Bk 19

• Begin Bk 20 

 If I am not here today due to illness, please discuss Bk 19 briefly and begin your work on Bk 20. Don't forget to select a quote, etc.

HW: Finish Bk 20, write out a quote, and write out a comment on that quote . . . the usual drill ; )

Monday, 11/11 - Discuss 17-18 and Leithart

• P&P

• Check HW

• Discuss HW

HW: Read Bk 19 and keep current on Leithart.  

Block, 11/7 - Making His Way Home

Argos Recognizes Odysseus

• P&P
• Discuss Bk 15
• Read Bk 16

HW: Read the following:

1. Odyssey Bks 17 and 18 - select a passage from each book that you liked and be ready to discuss how it links to a theme Homer is developing.
2. Leithart's section covering Bks 13-18: "His Own Did Not Receive Him"
3. Do Review Questions

Wednesday, 11/6 - Chat 14 . . . read 15

• P&P

• Discuss Bk 14.

HW: Read Bk 15 

Tuesday, 11/5 - Talk Bk 13, Read Bk 14

• P&P

• Discuss Bk 13, then begin 14.

HW: Finish Bk 14. 

Monday, 11/4 - Let's talk

• P&P

• Discuss Leithart reading and Bks 10-12.

HW: Read Bk 13