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Next book: Aeschylus
Folks, I’m finally back from travels and ready to start our next book: Aeschylus II (start with “Persians”) Buy it from Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/92ess. This is the University of Chicago Edition.I’ll send out another note shortly with a date to d… Continue reading
Aeschylus next
Folks, Pat and I are choosing the edition of Aeschylus that we’ll be reading next and will get that to you shortly. Meanwhile, I’m sending a clip from yesterday’s NY Times about an archaeological discovery that may confirm the burial of Patroclus … Continue reading
Great call with Prof. Marincola
Folks, As many of you know, we had a great call with the editor of the Penguin edition of Herodotus, Prof. John Marincola. He spoke 1.5 hours on the phone with us discussing the book, answering questions and explaining why he believes it’s importa… Continue reading
Prof. Marincola speaks
Prof. Marincola, editor of the Penguin Edition of Herodotus which we are finishing reading, joined us by phone tonight from his offices at Florida State University. It’s a great conversation – if you missed it, then listen to the recording here. D… Continue reading
Call with Herodotus Editor
Our phone call with the editor of this translation of Herodotus, Prof. John Marincola, will happen next Monday. Monday, August 298pm ET1-641-297-5400 11758# Please email me in advance questions that you would like to ask (so that I can prepare Pro… Continue reading
Herodotus check-in
Folks, Tonight is the first Herodotus check-in call. We’ll record it. Transcript will be posted after the call. Mon, July 18, 8pm ET 1-641-297-5400 (St. Marys, IA) Participant Access Code: 73511# Thanks, Phil P.S. See the helpful comments below Continue reading
How’s it going with Herodotus?
Folks, How’s it going with Herodotus? A number of you have made it through Book 1 and report you are in Book 2 (with only a few of you in Book 3 or beyond). Let us know how it’s going! Phil Continue reading
How to read Herodotus
Here’s the recording from tonight’s call: How to start reading Herotodus – Download DM200023.wmaWe had a good call this week to go over “how to read Herodotus.” We discussed: – how to read the maps (and I instructed folks on how to number the map … Continue reading
Homer: final call
We had the final call last night – and a spirited conversation about the Odyssey. Unfortunately, the audio recorder did not work correctly and only captured one side of the conversation – so much of what we discussed is lost 🙂 I’ll note that we … Continue reading
Herodotus Books 2- 4. How’s it going?
Folks, Now that most of us are reading Books 2 – 4. How’s it going? What questions or comments do you have? Look forward to your thoughts – Phil Continue reading →
08. August 2005 by readingodysseyauthor
Categories: Commentary, Herodotus | Tags: Herodotus | 1 comment