A note from Lorna Robinson is making the round:
Dear Classicists,
The Autumn 09 issue of Iris magazine looks at the influences and interpretations of epic, and includes:
- Iris chat: Margaret George, author of Helen of Troy
- Home Thoughts from Abroad: Virgil’s Aeneid
- 1000 Years Before Homer: The epic of Gilgamesh
- Masters of War: Epic battles on film
- A Marriage of True Minds: Arabic and Classical epic
- News feature: A Mosaic for the London Olympics
- Travelogue: Ephesus
It also includes articles and features on outreach projects, news and reviews, quizzes and puzzles, a what’s on section, translations and fiction, advice and more…
Iris magazine is part of The Iris Project, an educational charity promoting Classics in state schools and inner cities, and half of all copies printed are sent free to state schools which do not offer any Classical subjects.This is funded by subscriptions and advertising.
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