Musings in Greek Literature

Prof. Deborah Beck
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Musings on Homer’s Iliad, Sophocles Antigone, and Apollo's Argonautica

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  1. Episode 1

    S4, Episode 1: Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey

    Prof. Deborah Beck, the creator of “Musings in Greek Literature”, is joined by Prof. Sean Burd, Chair of the UT Department of Classics. We’re talking about Odysseus and his tricky nature, in the Odyssey and beyond. Show notes:Natalie Zemon Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre (1983)“The Return of Martin Guerre” starring Gerard Depardieu (1982, in […]

    35 min

  2. Episode 2

    S4, Episode 2: The Allies of Ajax

    Presented by Kristen Allen with co-host Kayla Hays, this episode explores the complicated relationship between Ajax and his wife Tecmessa. We’ll also talk about how Ajax’s status as a legendary warrior might play into his expression of masculinity.

    19 min

  3. Episode 3

    S4, Episode 3: The Heroic Age Maxim Two Ways

    Kayla and Megan discuss the similarities and differences of Agamemnon and Teucer’s speeches in Sophocles’ Ajax (lines 1226-1298), relating them to the heroic age maxim and the historical context of democracy in 5th century Athens. Further Readings: Hansen, Mogens Herman. 1991. The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles, and Ideology. Blackwell.

    17 min

  4. Episode 4

    S4, Episode 4: Odysseus of the Ajax versus Odysseus of the Odyssey

    Megan Hunter and co-host Nicolas Larimer discuss the difference in portrayals of Odysseus in Sophocles’ Ajax and Homer’s Odyssey. How do we define the moral code that Odysseus follows?

    25 min

  5. Episode 5

    S4, Episode 5: Choral Deception in Sophocles’ Philoctetes

    Join Nicolas and Zach to examine the choral stasimon from Sophocles’ Philoctetes, lines 676-729.By exploring the empathy exhibited by the chorus as well as the deceit of the chorus. Nicolas and Zach discuss the different representations of Odysseus’ clever and tricky character in the Ajax and the Philoctetes. Notes: Schein, S., ed. 2013. Sophocles Philoctetes. […]

    26 min

  6. Episode 8

    S4, Episode 8: Odysseuses

    Professor Deborah Beck and Professor Lesley Dean Jones look back on the Odysseuses we’ve encountered in Homer Odyssey and Sophocles Ajax and Philoctetes. We muse on some other Odysseuses, and tricksters ,as well. Works and authors mentioned in this episode: Cratinus Odysseis (exists only in fragments), Euripides Cyclops

    27 min

  7. Season 4 Trailer

    Season 4 trailer, “Introducing Odysseus”

    This season, join us as we talk about the different ways that Odysseus is depicted in several ancient Greek authors and poems.

    1 min
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