Episode 14: The Autumn Leaves (Homer's Odyssey, Books 17-24)
The Odyssey, Books 17-24. As we reach the violent climax of Odysseus' great adventures, it's time to spend some time considering Homer's worldview. Episode 14 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/qu...
27 Apr 20162h 11min
Episode 13: His Mind Teeming (Homer's Odyssey, Books 9-16)
The Odyssey, Books 9-16. The most famous part of Homer's Odyssey sees Odysseus through perilous adventures and begins to give us a sense of who he is. Episode 13 Quiz: https://literatureandhistory.co...
19 Apr 20161h 48min
Episode 12: Kleos and Nostos (Homer's Odyssey, Books 1-8)
The Odyssey, Books 1-8. Adventure, monsters, temptresses, and a whole lot of wine-dark Aegean. Learn all about the world of Homer's Odyssey. Episode 12 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-012/...
13 Apr 20161h 47min
Episode 11: Who Was Homer? (Homer's Iliad, Books 17-24)
The Iliad, Books 17-24. As the Iliad reaches its spectacular climax, it's time to ask a big question. Who wrote it? Episode 11 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-011/ Episode 11 Transcripti...
27 Mar 20161h 41min
Episode 10: Homer's Gods (Homer's Iliad, Books 9-16)
The Iliad, Books 9-16. The violent and spellbinding middle books of the Iliad leave us with questions about Homer's theology. Episode 10 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-010/ Episode 10 T...
27 Mar 20161h 47min
Episode 9: Glittering Bronze Men (Homer's Iliad, Books 1-8)
The Iliad, Books 1-8. Homer's Iliad is the Tyrannosaurus Rex of ancient epics. And at the core of its 24 books is one shiny metal. Episode 9 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-009/ Episode ...
27 Mar 20161h 50min
Episode 8: Before Orthodoxy (Hesiod's Theogony)
Elementals, giants, titans and gods! Hesiod's Theogony chronicles a great war – one which would leave a single entity sovereign over the cosmos. Episode 8 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-0...
12 Feb 20161h 16min
Episode 7: Hesiod's Lands and Seasons (Hesiod's Works and Days)
Before Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato, there was a grouchy farmer poet whose Works and Days continues to fascinate us. Episode 7 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-007/ Episode 7 Transcript...
12 Feb 20161h 20min
