Reading the Odyssey


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The Odyssey is foundational to the Western Canon of Literature. Parse meaning and insights of the archetypal hero in his physical and psychological journey home, with fantastical daemons and celestial guardians, as mythical traveler on the sea and in descent to the underworld, participant in existential battles of the gods and mortals, murder, memory. loss. Study symbols and rituals, rhetorical structure and narrative voices to define the heroic, archetypal themes, and the human condition in extremis. This compelling story has been reborn and retold to the present day. Required reading: The Odyssey (Wilson, Fagels or Latimore editions).

Class Details

10 Session(s)
Weekly - Thu

Location
KSU Center

Instructor
Charles Leahy 

Fee:  $159.00

Member Cost:  $143.10


Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s) Instructional Method
4/1/2027 - 6/3/2027 Weekly - Thu 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM Kennesaw, KSU Center  Map, Room: 176 Charles Leahy  ClassRoom