This week we start reading the Iliad, so I thought you might enjoy more tangents...
Heinrich Schliemann
A German "Archaeologist" who claimed he found the ancient city of Troy and the "mask of Agamemnon". He is one of the most controversial figures in archaeology and classical studies, mostly due to his excavation methods.
http://www.utexas.edu/courses/wilson/ant304/biography/arybios97/kingbio.html
We'll also be talking about Homeric Meter in class. In case you want to hear someone else reading the Iliad in ancient Greek, check out this link
http://wiredforbooks.org/iliad/
Stanley Lombardo recorded himself reciting the Iliad in Ancient Greek and you can listen to it on his website if you're interested. It will make more sense tomorrow, but this way you have it in advance if you want to listen to it.
Some interesting reading related to the Iliad...
Jonathan Shay, Achilles in Vietnam (1994)
Guenter Duethorn Achilles Shield and the Structure of the Iliad (1962)
Robert Graves Anger of Achillles - Homer’s Iliad (1959)
John Miles Foley Companion to Ancient Epic (2005)
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