Life Lessons from Homer’s Odyssey
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Discover fresh insights into one of the greatest works of literature ever composed: Homer's Odyssey.
Why does this ancient epic poem continue to mesmerize listeners from all walks of life? You're undoubtedly familiar with the Odyssey in some form. Now, this exciting literature course invites you to hear Homer's text with new eyes.
Your presenter, Rev. Gregory Carlson, SJ (DPhil, University of Heidelberg), is a renowned classicist and award-winning literature professor who has taught at Georgetown University, the College of the Holy Cross, and Creighton University. In his 12 lively lectures, the Western world's most engaging story comes alive again with all its poetry, drama, and action. As you voyage through the Odyssey book by book, you will gain profound insights into Homer's artistry.
In this course, you will journey to fantastic lands filled with sea monsters and sirens, gods and giants, and a colorful cast of characters. Rev. Carlson brings familiar stories alive by drawing out their implications and challenges for the unusual hero Odysseus.
As Rev. Carlson brings the poem to life, you will be surprised by the poem's enduring relevance to our day and age. Indeed, Homer will challenge your perceptions about success, women, friendship, and human identity.
Odysseus was born for challenges, and this course in turn invites you to challenge yourself. Follow Odysseus on his journey today.
"Fr. Greg Carlson, SJ is the best teacher I had in college.... He made the Greek and Roman Classics come alive for me and my fellow students. His course...related these timeless classics of world literature to modern psychology and contemporary thought in way that applied very personally to the lives of his students." (Rev. Warren Sazama, SJ, President, Marquette University High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
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Generale5 out of 5 stars
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Lettura5 out of 5 stars
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Storia5 out of 5 stars
- Tom McGowan
- 12/12/2019
Outstanding course by an engaging professor
This is an audio course taught by a leading classics professor who also happens to be a Jesuit priest. He is a distinctive take on this great epic. Carlson explores Homer's tale with the knack of a superb literary scholar, but his main task is to draw out insights about the human condition, about discernment and the big questions. His style is engaging and his material thoughtful.
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