No Homer in high school for me. No Latin either.
Me neither. I think I learned "in medias res" from a movie review that referenced Homer. I don't remember what movie.
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-t - Jul 29, 2005 7:16:57 am PDT #3868 of 10001
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Polter-Cow - Jul 29, 2005 7:26:08 am PDT #3869 of 10001
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Huh. Wow, I thought The Odyssey and The Iliad had always been high school English standards. Wonder when they came into vogue, then. When they teach you The Odyssey, one of the big things they always mention is the in medias res bit. It was kind of funny, though, that we did The Odyssey in ninth grade and The Iliad in tenth grade, even though the latter is chronologically before the former. I don't remember which one Homer actually wrote first, though.
(edit: and how much do I love P-C juxtaposing a Latin correction with an atti-snap? THIS much!)
Heh. Atti-snap? I'm not familiar with that term.
§ ita § - Jul 29, 2005 7:27:38 am PDT #3870 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
When they teach you The Odyssey, one of the big things they always mention is the in medias res bit.
When they teach you The Odyssey, you mean. I certainly didn't learn the term from there.
-t - Jul 29, 2005 7:30:30 am PDT #3871 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I thought The Iliad was the big in medias res exemplar.
Pretty sure I didn't learn it in school, though.
Polter-Cow - Jul 29, 2005 7:31:51 am PDT #3872 of 10001
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I thought The Iliad was the big in medias res exemplar.
Wait, I think you're right. Point.
Kathy A - Jul 29, 2005 7:32:31 am PDT #3873 of 10001
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We read snippets from The Odyssey in HS, but we did read all of Medea, if that counts.
tommyrot - Jul 29, 2005 7:35:54 am PDT #3874 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm sure River read The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Polter-Cow - Jul 29, 2005 7:36:02 am PDT #3875 of 10001
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I don't remember if we actually read Medea in high school, or whether we just talked about it. We read it in my Greek and Roman drama class at Rice.
I'm sure River read The Iliad and The Odyssey.
What makes you say that?
Volans - Jul 29, 2005 7:37:58 am PDT #3876 of 10001
move out and draw fire
tommy's attempting to stay on topic; isn't that cute.
I was going to attempt the same by comparing the adventures of the Serenity crew to the Odyssey, but I lacked inspiration.
I got excerpts from the Homer stuff in college. Medea and some other dramas in high school. Lots more Greek drama in college. (And we studied some of the Greek plays too!)
Polter-Cow - Jul 29, 2005 7:41:47 am PDT #3877 of 10001
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We watched a really bizarre production of The Birds. It was...bizarre.