Classics/Foreign Lit, 02/07, Period 2

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

There is a cloud of melancholy surrounding Dream today as he stands before his classes.

Classics: I trust you all read Hesiod's Theogony. What I would like for you to do today is to study the poetry of it, in Greek and in English. Also, discuss what it means that Hesiod takes onto himself the gifts of kingship, the scepter and the "divine voice to celebrate things that shall be and things there were aforetime." Is this an usurpation, or merely a logical right?

Foreign Lit: Please use this class period to read Nikolai Gogol's short story The Overcoat. How do you interpret the ending of this story?

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Re: Classics, 02/07

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah, it's pretty freaky and that would explain a lot. And lack of bias, yep. So it was more like him talking about the gods instead of the gods telling him to tell other people how great they were."

Re: Classics, 02/07

[janet_fraiser]

"You know, it would be kind of interesting to see if Dr. Jackson could come up with any other similarities between our cultures," said Janet. "He's an expert on ancient Earth civilizations. And it sounds like we've come up with a theory we agree on for Hesiod, then?"


OOC: FYI, I need to sleep soon, but I'll be checking this thread out tomorrow too.

Re: Classics, 02/07

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Definitely," said Anders, nodding. "On both counts, even."

[OOC: No worries. This thread is FUN.]

Re: Classics, 02/07

[janet_fraiser]

"You know, we could probably ambush him show up after one of his classes if you could get your hands on a history book for the Twelve Colonies." Janet grinned. "I think it's been a productive class session."


OOC: Oh, so much! Night!