Thursday, April 17, 1980
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Homer homage
University Daily Kansan
Stanley Lombardo, assistant professor of classics, reads from the
Greek version of Homer's *Iliad* next to a bust of the author on the steps of Lippincott Hall.
SPECIAL OF THE WEEK!
The ghost of Homer is being brought back to life this week on the steps of Lippincott Hall.
Since Monday, students have been exciting lives in classrooms and out with the students from several departments have been scheduled to read out a book, or a chapter, in English, while another student has been reading a chapter in Spanish.
Greek tradition alive in Homeric festival
By JEFF KIOUS Staff Reporter
“Any Greek special occasion is inaugurated by libation,” Shaw said. “This Homeric festival should have dancing and music.
SHAW'S DEPARTMENT is trying to follow Greek tradition. They initiated the readings by pouring red wine on the ground. A bust of Honer was placed on the steps.
"all classics were meant to be read out," said Maureen Shaw, assistant professor of classics. "It is dramatic and rhetorical and it should be performed."
"The Greeks would listen to Homer because he invented the gods as we know them. He was the father of Greek mythology."
"The Greeks passed time outdoors and this is where many people would listen to philosophers such as Plato."
Shaw said the Iliad was the earliest known Greek work in Western literature. It is the
tragic story about the Greek war hero, Achilles. Achilles returned to the Greek army to slay his Trojan enemy, Hector, by killing him with a spear. best friend, Achilles later was killed.
Students were reading book 12 yesterday. Shaw said the entire epic would take 18 hours to recite. It is comprised of 24 books and 16,000 lines.
THIRTY-FIVE PEOPLE have been heard
their voices and said. The rectacles are taking place from 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow. Final readings will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Shaw said that as many as 30 people have stopped to listen, usually between classes.
He also said that this week was chosen so the readings would be finished on Saturday, the final day of the Kansas Relays.
"We will be celebrating Ackles' friend's death on Saturday," Shaw said. "Instead of wearing a hat, we would hold athletic cushions that the could better be remembered. This is how the Olympic games got started and this is why the finishing the readings on the final day of the Olympics."
TONIGHT: A SLAVIC LANGUAGES
AND LITERATURES LECTURE with Father Alexander Schmeltzer (William) We will present at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room in the Union. There will be a general discussion and presentation of KANAS at 7:30 p.m. in Parlor A in the Union. The SCIENCE FICTION CLUB will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Parlor C in the Union. The SCIENCE FICTION CLUB will meet with Thomas Armstrong titled, “One Small Step.” Speculations on the Future of Space will be at 8 p.m. in the Forum Room in the Union.
TODAY: THE KU BLACK DRAMA TROUPE will give a "Lunch Box Performance" at noon on the Spencer Library Center and be stationed at noon on the Wesec platform. The GRADIVATE WOMEN'S GROUP will meet at noon in Cork Room 2 in the Kansas Union. There will be a LATIN AMERICAN DANCE FORUM at the Candace Allhoff titlefed "Cuba, You can Get there from Kansas--The Quality of Life: Industrial and Agricultural Development since 1894, at 3:30 p.m. in 4516 Wesec Avenue and TAKE AND SLEEP LECTURE by Rawazw Ulaby titled "The Interdisciplinary Nature of Remote Sensiting", at 3:30 p.m. in the Jawkway Room in the Union. The KU ROOM will be at 3:30 p.m. in the Cork Room in the Union.
Shaw said he chose Lippincott Hall because of its neo-classic style and not because of its location on campus.
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