Alexa, are you familiar with a Homer?
With Álvaro Sánchez-Ostiz, professor of Philology Classical Classics
What would Alexa answer us if we asked her about a certain Homer? Has classical mythology influenced today's literature in any way? Does reading classical literature in an age of reels and TikTok videos involve added effort? Are they for a select minority?
Álvaro Sánchez-Ostiz assures us that the classics have a lot to tell us and that mythological superheroes are more alive than ever. In this episode, we discover the influence of the classical world on today's literature.
Lessons learned from episode 3:
- What the classics can bring us today
- Getting started in reading the classics
- Latin as a living language
- The classics, only for a select minority?