Mondays: 10:00 am—Noon | Oct. 7—Nov. 11

Location: Zoom

Leader and Facilitator: Don Melander

A – Epic Poetry: Homer, The Odyssey

Where we begin: The decade-long war between the Achaeans (Greeks) and Trojans ended ten years ago, and now, finally, Odysseus starts to find his way across the Mediterranean to Ithaca, where his son is now a man, and his wife continues to avoid her suitors. The text we will be using is Emily Wilson’s 2018 translation.

Don Melander is a Professor of English Emeritus at New England College, where he served as a professor of literature and humanities for over 50 years, including 3 English courses per year for 8 years in NEC’s AA and BA programs at the NH State Prison, and did stints as Director of the British Campus in Arundel, Sussex. He holds a PhD in American Literature from Syracuse University.