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Why read The Odyssey? Deborah Stokol makes a compelling case for beauty and cultural literacy.

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June 29, 2017

Why Read The Odyssey?

A Letter to Students Why We Read The Odyssey Tuesday, March 9, 2010 By Deborah Stokol I’ve been full-time substitute teaching English at Harvard-Westlake, my Alma mater, for six weeks now, lecturing on The...

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February 3, 2014

Hidden Histories by Jonathan Gottschall

Hidden Histories ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘The Iliad’ are giving up new secrets about the ancient world By Jonathan Gottschall September 28, 2008 [This article has been abridged for use on the Excellence in Literature...

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July 19, 2012

The Adventures of Ulysses by Charles Lamb

THE ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES BY CHARLES LAMB PREFACE This work is designed as a supplement to the Adventures of Telemachus. It treats of the conduct and sufferings of Ulysses, the father of Telemachus. The...