Vergil -- Dr. Suzanna Braund of Stanford
From the iTunes U Description:
"The central text in the canon of Latin Literature is Virgil's Aeneid, an epic poem in twelve books composed more than two thousand years ago under the Roman emperor Augustus. The poem was an instant hit. It became a school text immediately and has remained central to studies of Roman culture to the present day. How can a poem created in such a remote literary and social environment speak so eloquently to subsequent ages? In this course we will discover what kind of poem this is and what kind of hero Aeneas is. Our studies will focus chiefly on the poem itself and on wider aspects of Roman culture. Presented by the Sanford Continuing Studies Program."
Link to Dr. Braund's podcasts --> http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=384233916
"The central text in the canon of Latin Literature is Virgil's Aeneid, an epic poem in twelve books composed more than two thousand years ago under the Roman emperor Augustus. The poem was an instant hit. It became a school text immediately and has remained central to studies of Roman culture to the present day. How can a poem created in such a remote literary and social environment speak so eloquently to subsequent ages? In this course we will discover what kind of poem this is and what kind of hero Aeneas is. Our studies will focus chiefly on the poem itself and on wider aspects of Roman culture. Presented by the Sanford Continuing Studies Program."
Link to Dr. Braund's podcasts --> http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=384233916
The Literature of Crisis -- Drs. Martin Evans and Marsh McCall of Stanford
From the iTunes U Description:
"Our lives are not simply given to us, Socrates used to maintain, but also something we make. As we examine the circumstances of our existence, recognizing certain facts as immutable and others as subject to our control, we all face the challenge of fashioning out of them a way of living that is both meaningful and justifiable. "The Art of Living" explores different ways to think about the nature of that challenge -- how to accommodate conflicting demands and values, how to make our choices "artfully," how to use works of imaginative literature to inspire us. Should we regulate our behavior socratically, according to rigorous standards of reason? Must we seek to conform ourselves to God's wishes? Should we fashion values for ourselves through our own artistic activity? Or could we follow some other strategy altogether? To take a stand on these questions, to decide how to live well and beautifully, is at the same time to answer why we live at all."
This course has FOUR podcasts on Vergil's Aeneid.
Link to Drs. Evans and McCall's podcasts: http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/the-literature-of-crisis/id384233897
"Our lives are not simply given to us, Socrates used to maintain, but also something we make. As we examine the circumstances of our existence, recognizing certain facts as immutable and others as subject to our control, we all face the challenge of fashioning out of them a way of living that is both meaningful and justifiable. "The Art of Living" explores different ways to think about the nature of that challenge -- how to accommodate conflicting demands and values, how to make our choices "artfully," how to use works of imaginative literature to inspire us. Should we regulate our behavior socratically, according to rigorous standards of reason? Must we seek to conform ourselves to God's wishes? Should we fashion values for ourselves through our own artistic activity? Or could we follow some other strategy altogether? To take a stand on these questions, to decide how to live well and beautifully, is at the same time to answer why we live at all."
This course has FOUR podcasts on Vergil's Aeneid.
Link to Drs. Evans and McCall's podcasts: http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/the-literature-of-crisis/id384233897