Tea-Time Talks: From Mycenae to Mysore | Martin Randall Travel
posted on 05/01/21 Not many people in the ancient world were literate, but a good story, or even better, a poem, could be disseminated orally to powerful effect. Few have better expressed the tumultuous rise and fall of civilisations than the Epic poets of antiquity, whose works combine elevated, poetic language with universal themes of war, betrayal, romance, adventure and religious belief. This fascinating and lively series of lectures explores some of the greatest epics of the ancient world,...
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