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Global Engagement At The United Nations: Lessons From Ancient Greece For Our Modern Times, Jason M. Schlude
Global Engagement At The United Nations: Lessons From Ancient Greece For Our Modern Times, Jason M. Schlude
Classics Faculty Publications
The present political moment in America is rife with irony. One example, revealing a battle for America’s soul, involves two speeches recently delivered at the opening of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly.
On Teaching Dunnett, Scott Richardson
On Teaching Dunnett, Scott Richardson
Classics Faculty Publications
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The Case For The Defense, Scott Richardson
The Case For The Defense, Scott Richardson
Classics Faculty Publications
John Vlahos's bold and confident assertion that Penelope recognizes Odysseus well before book 23 will be controversial among readers who follow the party line established by the literal-minded Eustathius. Once we accept the likelihood, however, provided by evidence quite clear once it is pointed out, that the narrator is not as blatant and upfront as we generally assume, Vlahos's case becomes quite plausible. In fact, the traditional view that Penelope is clueless until she performs the bed-trick starts to sound rather naïve and does not do justice to Homer's talent for indirection and subtlety. The argument for early recognition makes …
Conversation In The Odyssey, Scott Richardson
Conversation In The Odyssey, Scott Richardson
Classics Faculty Publications
Characters in the Odyssey do not as a rule say what they mean. Dialogue tends toward obfuscation rather than illumination, and conversation in this epic is a game at which some people are better players than others. Playing the game properly requires a keen ability to use words to convey meaning indirectly and a sensitive awareness of what has been said despite what has been said. Homer's attitude toward language extends to a generally suspicious view of the world, in which the characters' success in life, even their survival, owes a great deal to both using and recognizing speech as …