Ancient Greece: Revenge & Reconciliation
Mondays 5.30pm, 1 hr, meets 6 times, £66 (age 13-18)
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Course Description
*** Please note IMPORTANT CHANGE TO PAYMENT INFORMATION at the bottom of this page - please book directly via tutor *** Revenge is central to many Greek stories and to many historical events. In this course we’ll be exploring some engaging examples from myth, literature and history, and looking into why this was so important to the Greeks. We’ll also be looking at examples of reconciliation, and at what the philosophers had to say about it! From myth and literature we’ll be exploring stories including divine vengeance on humans, and why; revenge and reconciliation in stories and plays (including Medea and Jason, Hecuba, Ajax, and Philoctetes); curses on entire families and their descendants, and how these were ended (including the House of Atreus and the family of Croesus of Lydia). From history we’ll be looking at case studies of why some Greek states went to war to avenge an insult or lack of respect, and how societies that do this can find reconciliation. We’ll also look at some fun case studies involving individual Greeks. We’ll then have a look at what some Greek philosophers recommended as ways of reconciling peacefully! *** IMPORTANT PAYMENT INFORMATION *** The cost for the course is £66. Instead of booking through the TMU website, please pay the course tutor directly: 1. Via BACS transfer - please email thinkers.jo@protonmail.com to receive an invoice 2. Or via PayPal to: jo.cogan@protonmail.com Please specify in your payment reference what it is for, eg. 'Sam D., Revolutions' If you are a new student, please also email me - thinkers.jo@protonmail.com to let me know that you have booked, and let me know the student's name and any relevant information such as SEND. TMU T&Cs apply.
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