HeroesX v09 Office Hours 02 | The Song of Andromache and Hector @KosmosSociety2024

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Discussion topics include: Andromache’s lament in Iliad 6 and of Hector’s echoing response/relay singing; the anticipatory force of laments, their ability to move in time; Andromache’s and Hector’s scales of affection; the power of epic names; Hector’s perfect funeral and the significance of the order of laments in Iliad 6 and 24.
Recorded in Spring 2018 during v9 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hours 3 and 4, and the Hour 3 Discussion Question.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.

HeroesX v09 Office Hours 02 | The Song of Andromache and Hector

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