John Bowers’s lecture on Homer’s Odyssey and the Seafaring Hero
John Bowers’s lecture on Homer’s Odyssey and the Seafaring Hero

How did Homer's Odyssey shape the Western literary tradition and the concept of the hero?

How did the ancient Greeks view the sea and its role in their culture and history?

How does the Odyssey reflect the values and beliefs of its time and place?

These are some of the questions that Professor John Bowers explores in this engaging lecture on Homer's Odyssey.