9781565857391-1565857399-The Iliad of Homer

The Iliad of Homer

ISBN-13: 9781565857391
ISBN-10: 1565857399
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: The Teaching Company
Format: DVD
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ISBN-13: 9781565857391
ISBN-10: 1565857399
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: The Teaching Company
Format: DVD

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The Iliad of Homer (ISBN-13: 9781565857391 and ISBN-10: 1565857399), was published by The Teaching Company in 1999. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Iliad of Homer (DVD) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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For thousands of years, Homer's ancient epic poem the Iliad has enchanted readers from around the world. When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad , you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people. Her compelling 12-lecture look at this literary masterpiece - whether it's the work of many authors or the "vision" of a single blind poet - makes it vividly clear why, after almost 3,000 years, the Iliad remains not only among the greatest adventure stories ever told but also one of the most compelling meditations on the human condition ever written. As you'll learn, the grandeur and immediacy of Homer's world would seem to defy time and space. Throughout these lectures, you'll explore this legendary era in brilliant, unforgettable hues. You'll meet its towering heroes who thirst for honor and the gods who inspired and instigated them. You'll go deep inside the shattering battles at Troy that act out mankind's awesome passions for glory, love, and vengeance. But more than that, you'll focus on the timeless human issues this masterpiece raises, all of them evoked by the power of a single dramatic question: Why does Achilles rage? The limits of freedom, the common humanity we share, the line between justice and revenge, the nature of destiny, the meaning of life - Professor Vandiver uses the Iliad as a potent lens through which to study them all.

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