Classic Literature Courses in London
From Homer to Troy, explore classic literature and modern literature and culture depicting the classical age on our literature courses at City Lit.
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Myths of the Bible
Course Date: Wed 22 Apr 2020
Location on this date: OnlineCome and explore some of the myths from the Old and the New Testament.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £79.00 -
Latin epic: the later period
Course Date: Thu 23 Apr 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis is a Literature course which focuses on the development of the genre of epic in the Latin world, especially after Augustus.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £60.00 -
The Coming of the Sea Peoples: The Trojan War in the context of Mycenaean Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean in the Late Bronze Age
Course Date: Thu 23 Apr 2020
Location on this date: OnlineThe Late Bronze Age is a story of collapse, from New Kingdom Egyptian to Hittite Anatolia, from the Assyrian Empire to Babylonian turmoil. Mycenaean Greece is a part of this and the Coming of the Sea Peoples is a terror that echoes through the pages of history. Come learn about how the world as we knew it, ended!Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £127.00Concession: £97.00 -
Ancient Greek drama: a reading group in translation
Course Date: Thu 21 May 2020
Location on this date: OnlineExplore themes from the ancient Athenian stage, and how they still speak to us about the challenges we face today.Full fee: £139.00Senior fee: £139.00Concession: £85.00 -
The Odyssey reading group (in translation)
Course Date: Thu 16 Jul 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetHomer’s epic tale of Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War may now be over 2,500 years old but it still has much to tell us about the Ancient Greek world that is still relevant today. Explore this great work in translation.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £60.00 -
Aesop's fables: an introduction
Course Date: Tue 21 Jul 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAesop’s fables have been used through history to clarify important issues within society. Investigate their perseverance through history and why they continue to be relevant today.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £30.00 -
Ancient Greek poetry reading group (in translation)
Course Date: Wed 22 Jul 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetHomer’s Iliad and Odyssey are still well-loved, but other archaic Greek poets’ surviving works are equally fascinating. Explore the world and works of Hesiod, Archilochus, Sappho, Pindar and others.Full fee: £79.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £48.00 -
The writings of Cicero: an introduction
Course Date: Fri 24 Jul 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAn introduction to one of the most influential and prolific Roman figures, Cicero, his life and works. Come meet the man (in his own words) who took on the greats of his time, Caesar, Antony and Augustus.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £36.00
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