| HONR 218C | The Hero and Society |
Online ResourcesListed below are some websites relevant to themes discussed in HONR 218C. If you know of other sites that should be added, or if you find links that need updating, send email to Peter Losin. Updated: 2/23/2013 |
The classical world The medieval and modern world Wikipedia entries |
| The classical world | 15 links |
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BBC-4's "In Our Time" A radio show hosted by Melvyn Bragg. In the archive are interesting discussions of many of our authors and topics, e.g. Greek heroism, Homer's Odyssey, Socrates, Greek tragedy, and the Aeneid. |
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Rediscovering Homer: Poetry and Performance A course taught at Harvard University by the eminent classicist Gregory Nagy. |
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The Classics Pages Maintained by Loxias, a.k.a. Andrew Wilson. With links, texts, and lots of answers to questions about the classics. See the Antigone and Oedipus pages. |
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The Perseus Digital Library A very helpful website with a wealth of information about the ancient world. |
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Greek Mythology from the Encyclopedia Mythica This is the Greek Mythology section; check out the others. A well-designed site with lots of information. |
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From Amphitheaters to Movie Theaters: A Guide to the Evolution of Greek Mythology in Theater The site explores in the historical context, cultural impacts, and modern resurgence of Greek mythology, to unveil how the universally-loved narratives of gods, monsters, and heroes have become deeply rooted in today's media. |
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The Glory That Was Greece Maintained by Leigh T. Denault, with good resources on mythology, drama, philosophy, etc. |
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Homeric (and Non-Homeric) Scenes in Greek Art Mostly Attic vases from 550-300 BCE. |
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Aristophanes' Clouds Maintained by John Porter of the University of Saskatchewan. |
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The Diotima Project A site focusing on issues of women and gender in classical Greece and Rome. |
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Mythology, Legend, Folklore, and Ghosts A good list of websites on various mythologies. Some weird stuff here, but also some useful things. |
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Virgil.Org: The Official Virgil Website Maintained by David Wilson-Okamura, with searchable texts, commentaries, art, etc. |
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Virgil's Aeneid From Troy to Rome From Northern Virginia Community College's TROY site. |
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The Last Days of Socrates Maintained by Kent Anderson and Norm Freund at Clarke College, with audio clips, links, etc. |
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Timeless Myths An extensive site with sections on Greek and Roman, Celtic, Norse, and Arthurian legends and mythology. |
| The medieval and modern world | 14 links |
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BBC-4's "In Our Time" A radio show hosted by Melvyn Bragg. In the archive are interesting discussions of many of our authors and topics, e.g. Dante's Inferno, the battle at Agincourt, Machiavelli's Prince, and John Milton. |
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DScriptorium Home Page A site "devoted to collecting, storing and distributing digital images of Medieval manuscripts." |
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The Luminarium A starting point for students of medieval and early modern English literature, designed by Anniina Jokinen. |
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The Luminarium pages on Gawain, with links to texts, commentary, etc. |
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Norse Mythology Maintained by Martin Højbjerg, with lots of useful information about the gods and goddesses of the Vikings. |
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Shakespeare Resource Center Maintained by J.M. Pressley for students and teachers of Shakespeare. |
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Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet An annotated guide to Shakespeare resources on the internet. |
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare The web's first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. This site has offered Shakespeare's plays and poetry to the Internet community since 1993. |
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Shakespeare and Early Modern English Theater Maintained by Leigh T. Denault, with links, study guides, etc. |
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E-Machiavelli.com "We apply Machiavellian principles to all life problems. Get help in becoming more effective, less fearful, more successful..." |
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Niccolò Machiavelli at Wikipedia.org A good introduction to Machiavelli and his works and influence. |
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John Milton From the Luminarium, with links to biography, electronic texts, bibliography, etc. |
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Milton Reading Room From Dartmouth Universitry, with electronic versions of all of Milton's poetry and much of his prose. |
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The Milton-L home page An electronic journal "devoted to the life, literature, and times of John Milton." |
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Homer |
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Iliad |
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Odyssey |
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The Trojan War |
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Socrates |
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Aristophanes |
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Sophocles |
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Virgil |
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Aeneid |
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King David |
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
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Henry V |
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Samson Agonistes |
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Machivaelli's Prince |
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