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The Iliad in Ithaca: Re-telling the Trojan War (Cornel University)

Thursday, March 13

Reading: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Groos Family Atrium, Klarman Hall

Panel: 4:30-6 p.m., Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall, followed by a reception in the atrium

Please join us for an all-day public reading of portions of Homer’s “Iliad,” in a translation by Emily Wilson. The cast of readers will include students, faculty, staff and community members. You’re welcome to drop in when you can or stay for the day!

You’ll also be able to:

View items from this period from the library and anthropology collections

Create your own cuneiform tablet

Listen to student responses to the text interspersed between passages

The 4:30 p.m. panel will include Wilson, joining virtually, and other faculty from the College.