The Fairfield Public Library is happy to announce that popular discussion leader, Dr. Mark Schenker, will be presenting a lecture series on The Iliad this fall. The series will be held on Thursdays from 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. in the Rotary Room at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road on October 4, October 18, November 1 and November 15.
Dr. Schenker will offer a four-session series on The Iliad by Homer in the Robert Fagles translation (Penguin, 1990). He will consider the poem as a literary experience, both in the contemporary context of our reading it—it remains a powerful anti-war poem—and in the context of ancient Greek culture. Dean Schenker will also discuss comparisons and contrasts with Homer’s other great epic, The Odyssey, and the ways in which the Homeric representation of human nature and divine nature speak to our modern, secular age.
Oct. 4 Books 1-6
Oct. 18 Books 7-12
Nov. 1 Books 13-18
Nov. 15 Books 19-24
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Dr. Schenker is an Associate Dean at Yale College and Dean of Academic Affairs, and a part-time lecturer in the English Department. He has led book discussions at the Fairfield Public Library for over a decade, and has given numerous lectures on writers and their works.
Advanced registration is required due to the limited space. All programs at the Fairfield Public Library are free of charge. For more information and to register for this event call 203-256-3160, or visit us on the web www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org . Follow the Fairfield Public Library on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fairfieldpublib and Facebook: www.facebook.com/fairfieldlibrary.
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