Ars Politica - Ep17: Intro To Classics Series - a podcast by Stephen Wolfe

“Every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make certain mistakes. We all, therefore, need the books that will correct the characteristic mistakes of our own period. And that means the old books...The only palliative is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books.” – Lewis
Intro to Old Books: Why Read Them? Why This Podcast Series?Iliad
Books 1-4 - The Anger of AchillesBooks 5-9 - First Turning Point
Books 10-15 - The Deception of ZeusBooks 16-21 - Second Turning Point
Books 22-24 - The Death of HectorOresteia trilogy
OdysseyBooks 1-4 - Telemachus
Books 5-8 - The Court of AlcinousBooks 9-12 - Odysseus Tells His Wanderings
Books 13-24 - The Homecoming of OdysseusAeneid
Book 1 - Rome as an IdeaBooks 2-3 - The Fall of Troy and Wanderings of Aeneas
Book 4 - The Tragedy of DidoBooks 5-6 - The Underworld
Books 7-8 - The Broken Truce and The Shield of AeneasBooks 9-10 - The Tragedy of Nisus and Euryalus
Books 11-12 - Camilia, Juno’s Surrender, The Death of Turnus

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