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Exploring the classical world - Audio

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Exploring the classical world introduces texts by Homer, Horace, Juvenal and others, placing them in their social and political context and assessing their value as historical sources. Readings in the original Latin or Greek and in translation illustrate the metric structures used and the challenges of effectively recreating these works in modern English. The material is drawn from The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world

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Exploring the classical world

A brief introduction to this album.

Jul 26, 2009•42 sec

Transcript -- Exploring the classical world

Transcript -- A brief introduction to this album.

Jul 26, 2009

Interpreting Homer

Reading' classical texts and the differing philosophies of translation, with a dramatised example from the Lattimore translation of Homer's Odyssey.

Jul 26, 2009•14 min

Transcript -- Interpreting Homer

Transcript -- Reading' classical texts and the differing philosophies of translation, with a dramatised example from the Lattimore translation of Homer's Odyssey.

Jul 26, 2009

Homer's people

Metaphor, imagery, characterisation and the portrayal of strong emotion in Homer's Odyssey, with dramatised excerpts from book iv.

Jul 26, 2009•11 min

Transcript -- Homer's people

Transcript -- Metaphor, imagery, characterisation and the portrayal of strong emotion in Homer's Odyssey, with dramatised excerpts from book iv.

Jul 26, 2009

Homer's world

The power of the Gods and the nature of Homeric heroes, including a reading from the original Greek and dramatisations from Odyssey book v.

Jul 26, 2009•13 min

Transcript -- Homer's world

Transcript -- The power of the Gods and the nature of Homeric heroes, including a reading from the original Greek and dramatisations from Odyssey book v.

Jul 26, 2009

Homer - lost in translation?

Comparing and evaluating translations of Homer, focusing on Lattimore, and the difficulties and decisions involved.

Jul 26, 2009•15 min

Transcript -- Homer - lost in translation?

Transcript -- Comparing and evaluating translations of Homer, focusing on Lattimore, and the difficulties and decisions involved.

Jul 26, 2009

Homer - translation through recreation

Different approaches to recreating the original Homeric experience in prose, poetry and on stage.

Jul 26, 2009•15 min

Transcript -- Homer - translation through recreation

Transcript -- Different approaches to recreating the original Homeric experience in prose, poetry and on stage.

Jul 26, 2009

Catullus - poetic voices

The love poetry of Catullus and his place in contemporary Roman society, with readings in Latin and translation.

Jul 26, 2009•20 min

Transcript -- Catullus - poetic voices

Transcript -- The love poetry of Catullus and his place in contemporary Roman society, with readings in Latin and translation.

Jul 26, 2009

Catullus - political worlds

The role of Catullus and his poetry in political and personal rivalries in the late Roman Republic.

Jul 26, 2009•21 min

Transcript -- Catullus - political worlds

Transcript -- The role of Catullus and his poetry in political and personal rivalries in the late Roman Republic.

Jul 26, 2009

The Alcaic stanzas of Horace

The sounds and rhythms of Latin poetry, focusing on the Alcaic form with readings from Horace's ode 3.6.

Jul 26, 2009•11 min

Transcript -- The Alcaic stanzas of Horace

Transcript -- The sounds and rhythms of Latin poetry, focusing on the Alcaic form with readings from Horace's ode 3.6.

Jul 26, 2009

Exploring Roman elegiac poetry

The sounds and rhythms of Roman Elegiac poetry, with readings in Latin and translation.

Jul 26, 2009•17 min

Transcript -- Exploring Roman elegiac poetry

Transcript -- The sounds and rhythms of Roman Elegiac poetry, with readings in Latin and translation.

Jul 26, 2009

Satire in the city of Rome

Using Roman satirical writing to discover social history.

Jul 26, 2009•12 min

Transcript -- Satire in the city of Rome

Transcript -- Using Roman satirical writing to discover social history.

Jul 26, 2009

The satirical verse of Juvenal

The motivations of Juvenal in his satirical works, with readings in Latin and in translation of Satire 5.

Jul 26, 2009•25 min

Transcript -- The satirical verse of Juvenal

Transcript -- The motivations of Juvenal in his satirical works, with readings in Latin and in translation of Satire 5.

Jul 26, 2009

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