Just in case there is anyone actually reading this, I want to provide a little bit of an update. For the Odyssey, I am going to be trying something a bit different. I will still have summaries and reading notes, but instead of reading it online as I did with the Iliad, I am going to be doing a combination of things. I am going to try listening to an audio book (something I have never done before), in the hopes that listening to it will help me pick up on some of the nuances. I think this will be especially helpful considering that the Homeric epics started out in an oral tradition.
To complement my reading, I have purchased an online course about the Odyssey from www.thegreatcourses.com. It is taught by well-known classicist Dr. Elizabeth Vandiver of the University of Texas at Austin. I'm one lecture in and it seems fascinating. I think it will be an excellent companion to my reading.
I hope to have a post up tonight or tomorrow. Take care!
-Lily
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