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Modern Homeric "Discourse"

Modern Homeric "Discourse"

Meticulously breaking down and invalidating the criticisms against reading Homer in high schools

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Alex Nusky
Jul 03, 2021
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The “discourse” on certain social media websites fluctuates back and forth between the same dozen or so topics. One particularly vocal minority that pops up when ancient/classical matters make the news are the Y/A Fiction writers. In the past this errant group has attacked the idea of teaching Homer in schools. The conversation is a healthy one to have:…

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