CLCV 205: Introduction to Ancient Greek History
Lecture 03 - The Dark Ages (cont.). In this lecture, Professor Kagan addresses what scholars call the Homeric question. He asks: what society do Homer's poems describe? He argues that in view of the long oral transmission of the poems, the poems of Homer probably reflect various ages from the Mycenaean world to the Dark Ages. More importantly, close scrutiny of the poems will yield historical information for the historian. In this way, one is able to reconstruct through the poems, to a certain extent, the post-Mycenaean world. Finally, Professor Kagan says a few words on the heroic ethic of the Greek world. (from oyc.yale.edu)
Lecture 03 - The Dark Ages (cont.) |
Time | Lecture Chapters |
[00:00:00] | 1. The Importance of Homeric Poems |
[00:13:08] | 2. The Society Described in Homer's Poems |
[00:35:49] | 3. Political Structures |
[00:52:26] | 4. Ethics and Values |
References |
Lecture 3 - The Dark Ages (cont.) Instructor: Professor Donald Kagan. Dark Ages [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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