Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish Poet of Nature and ‘the Troubles,’ Dies
Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...
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How Homer’s Epics Survived After the Fall of the Ancient Greek World
Homer's Epics, Iliad and Odyssey, brought the ideas of Greek civilization to the world, serving as the foundation of Western literature.
Alaska Public Media1d
Meet Steve Schoonmaker and Jim Maloney, a poet and hand pan man who bring words to life
The words of fisher poet Steve Schoonmaker, when put to the sounds of Jim Maloney’s music, create a sense of wonder about the intelligence and inclusiveness of nature.
PBS8y
The Importance of Homer
Homer's most important contribution to Greek culture was to provide a common set of values that enshrined the Greeks' own ideas about themselves. His poems provided a fixed model of heroism ...
The College Fix13d
British university puts trigger warning on Greek mythology for ‘distressing’ content
The University of Exeter put a trigger warning on two classic pieces of ancient Greek literature, Homer’s “The Iliad” and ...
Simon Fraser University3y
Philosophy vs. Literature
(390). Their work is at best frivolous and at worst dangerous, to science and morality. For this reason, Plato recommends the major Greek poets from Homer to Euripides be excluded from the Greek ...