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An introduction to Homer’s ‘Odyssey’, featuring filmed recreations and reconstructions and covering themes, characters, Homer’s life and works. With analysis by Dr Tom Winnifrith, Ken Dowden and Dr...
The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. There is a definite widespread...
An interactive guide to Homer’s ‘Odyssey’, containing the complete text with introduction, synopsis, key events, themes, glossary, quotations; an overview of each book; maps of places visited by...
Homer’s Iliad, the earliest Greek poem, narrates the archetypal war between ‘Europeans’ and ‘Asiatics’ divided by the Hellespont. Looking at Wolfgang Peterson’s blockbuster Troy (2004), the...
A television adaptation of Homer’s epic classic poem about the travels of Odysseus. After the Greek victory at Troy, Odysseus is hindered in returning home by the gods he has offended and must confront a...
A lyrical treatment of Homer’s tale of Penelope, depicting her psychological struggle as she waits twenty years for her husband to return from the Trojan War. It draws on the long-take filmmaking style of...
A quest for black holes in the universe, using state-of-the-art photography and computer animation. Participants include Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking, Homer, and Bart Simpson.
An adaptation of Homer’s great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. DVD extras on the second disc include 2 documentaries on...
The course takes as its focus the two epic poems of Homer, ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘The Iliad’. Part 1 places the archaeological site of Troy geographically and topographically; interviews Professor...
Investigates the literature and legends of the Trojan War to determine whether Homer’s tale was fact or myth. Filmed in Greece, Turkey and Berlin. Michael Wood narrates. Originally broadcast in 1985 as 6...
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