A Perpetual Feast

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Join historian Wes Callihan (of the Old Western Culture series) and Andrew Kern, (author of Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America and President of the CiRCE Institute) for an ongoing and contemplative conversation about Homer, Homer, and all

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    • Aug 6, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 8 EPISODES


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    2.8: The Ongoing Feast of the Iliad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 34:01


    Perpetual Feast is back for season 2! Join Wes Callihan and Andrew Kern as they continue to work through the incredible beauty and wonderful challenges that Homer's work offers. Here in the final episode of season 2, Wes and Andrew consider the ongoing feast that the Iliad offers, focusing in particular on Homer's use of time in the poem, as well as the larger arc of the story. ***This season of A Perpetual Feast is presented by Roman Roads Media, purveyors of fine classical education curricula, including the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Iliad's Final Section

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 35:29


    Perpetual Feast is back for season 2! Join Wes Callihan and Andrew Kern as they continue to work through the incredible beauty and wonderful challenges that Homer's work offers. In episode 2.6, Wes and Andrew chat about the final books of the Iliad. They discuss the tragedy of the ancient worldview, how much credit Hector deserves, Zeus's meddling, and more. ***This season of A Perpetual Feast is presented by Roman Roads Media, purveyors of fine classical education curricula, including the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2.6: The Results of Agamemnon's Inadequacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2018 41:25


    A Perpetual Feast is back for season 2! Join Wes Callihan and Andrew Kern as they continue to work through the incredible beauty and wonderful challenges that Homer's work offers. In episode 2.6, Wes and Andrew chat about the result's of Agamemnon's leadership (or lack thereof). ***This season of A Perpetual Feast is presented by Roman Roads Media, purveyors of fine classical education curricula, including the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2.5: The Evolution of Achilles' Anger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 42:39


    A Perpetual Feast is back for season 2! Join Wes Callihan and Andrew Kern as they continue to work through the incredible beauty and wonderful challenges that Homer's work offers. In episode 2.5, Wes and Andrew chat about Achilles' ongoing rage, and how it evolves in the middle portion of the book, especially in Book 16. ***This season of A Perpetual Feast is presented by Roman Roads Media, purveyors of fine classical education curricula, including the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2.4: The Structure of the Iliad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 36:12


    A Perpetual Feast is back for season 2! Join Wes Callihan and Andrew Kern as they continue to work through the incredible beauty and wonderful challenges that Homer's work offers. In episode 2.4, Wes and Andrew discuss the structure of the Iliad, tracing whether it really makes sense to understand the book in three parts, as is traditionally done. ***This season of A Perpetual Feast is presented by Roman Roads Media, purveyors of fine classical education curricula, including the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2.3: What is Hero in Homer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 29:47


    A Perpetual Feast is back for season 2! Join Wes Callihan and Andrew Kern as they continue to work through the incredible beauty and wonderful challenges that Homer's work offers. In episode 2.3, Wes and Andrew attempt to define what a hero is - using Homer's models as their guide. ***This season of A Perpetual Feast is presented by Roman Roads Media, purveyors of fine classical education curricula, including the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2.2: On the Art of Translation (and more)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 33:35


    A Perpetual Feast is back for season 2! Join Wes Callihan and Andrew Kern as they continue to work through the incredible beauty and wonderful challenges that Homer's work offers. In episode 2.1, Wes and Andrew discuss the unique challenges and goals that accompany the act and art of translation. Well, that's one of the things they discuss anyway. ***This season of A Perpetual Feast is presented by Roman Roads Media, purveyors of fine classical education curricula, including the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    A Perpetual Feast 2.1: Introducing Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 32:48


    A Perpetual Feast is back for season 2! Join Wes Callihan and Andrew Kern as they continue to work through the incredible beauty and wonderful challenges that Homer's work offers. In episode 2.1, Wes and Andrew introduce the new format, discuss their goals for the season, and review some of the ideas they covered in previous episodes. ***This season of A Perpetual Feast is presented by Roman Roads Media, purveyors of fine classical education curricula, including the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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