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More About the Writer |
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The Mysterious Blind
Bard from Ionia
Who was this sightless poet
credited with creating the most revered works in the ancient world, the
Iliad and the Odyssey? Open the Academy of American Poets
and explore the mysteries surrounding the blind bard from Ionia, the
wonders of the Homeric Epic, and the immortality of the Iliad and
the Odyssey.
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Literature and Archaeology, page
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Troy: It Casts a
Spell
Heinrich Schliemann wanted to do more
than escape into the pages of the Odyssey. He longed to leave his
reading chair and discover the real places in Homer’s tale. Visit
Anthropology Biographies and discover the man who unburied the ancient
city of Troy.
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Choices: Building Your Portfolio, page
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Choices 4: Make It
Real
Before you write a dramatic script based
on Odysseus’ perilous encounters, get a feel for your task by looking at
an example of dramatization. The director Nicholas Meyer has retold the
Odyssey as a screenplay. What do you think is the strongest part of
his script? What makes the story seem real for the
audience?
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Crossing the Curriculum:
History |
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Treasures of Literature
. . . Plus Some Cold, Hard Cash
You have read
about the archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who used a shovel to find the
possible location of the Trojan War and what he thought to be King Priam's
gold. Find out how police in Athens caught two men who were trying to sell
"King Priam's treasure" in 1997!
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Tied to Her
Loom?
Could Penelope have spent ten years away
from home as Odysseus did? Could a woman in ancient Greece even have left
the house? This exhibit by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology looks at forces that kept women in ancient
Greece close to home.
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Hype, Bribery, and
Chariot Endorsements
The ancient Greeks liked a
good story, but they also loved a good sports scandal. Visit the Tufts
University exhibit on the first Olympic games. Catch up with the events,
the athletes, and the controversies that were all the buzz in Homer’s
day.
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