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The History of Literature Episode 3 – Homer
He was a blind poet whose stories of heroes and gods helped launch an incredible era of literary and cultural flourishing. History of Literature host Jacke Wilson takes a look at the influence that Homer had on the minds of Ancient Greece – and the resonance that the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey still have for us Continue reading
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Swordfighting Without Civility
Think swordfighting is two people faced off, lightly tapping each others’ blades, highly choreographed – En garde SHING, SHING, ching ching ching ching ching ching ching, oh, I say, you got me, but ’tis a flesh wound… Right? A hundred taps, side to side, side to side, then maybe one thrust if a character is Continue reading
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Sneak Preview: Homer in Ian McKellen’s English
Yesterday we brought you a snippet of the Iliad in the Original Greek. How about The Odyssey in Ian McKellen’s sonorous rendition? All there on Youtube, all for free. I love the twenty-first century so much. Come back Monday when The History of Literature takes a look at Homer. In the meantime, you can catch Continue reading
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The Restless Mind Show #3 – Power and the Law
We don’t believe in the divine rights of kings anymore. But what gives today’s leaders the right to the powers they have? What happens when they test the limits of that power? What does it mean for the rest of us? And what does any of this have to do with a contest for babies? Continue reading
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