The Iliad

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>When do we receive our copy? Do we have enough time to read it when we receive it, or should we start reading it sooner? Thanks.</p>

<p>Tbone</p>

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<p>u should calm down and enjoy the summer</p>

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<p>That sounds good. I was just worried that they expected us to start NOW or something.</p>

<p>Tbone</p>

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<p>apparently they are not mailing them. They are giving them out at summer advising sessions, and if you cannot attend one, then you will be attending one during orientation, at which time you will receive your copy of the Iliad.</p>

<p>I'd suggest you go get it from the library, you don't want to be reading 6 books of the Iliad during NSOP (I'm gonna go pick it up today)</p>

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<p>Don't worry about starting now--it's only about 100 pages.</p>

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<p>once again....calm down and enjoy your summer because:</p>

<p>1) not sure if all lit hum teachers do the same, but in my lit hum class the first week's assignment was to do the reading that was assigned for the summer... not sure if this is typical or not so maybe someone else can provide their experience as well</p>

<p>2) i read the first four....maybe 3 books of the iliad the summer before i took lit hum and despite being a sophomore (SEAS) i had no f'n clue what was going on in the book and i went to that lecture during orientation and had no clue what was going on there either.....catching on though wasnt very hard and plus you'll pretty much have to read 100 or so pages a week anyway in lit hum (sometimes 100 pages in a night) so you should def not spend all summer studying those 6 books of the iliad cause if thats what it takes then you should not bother showing up in september</p>

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<p>ah, well the only reason I was gonna get it today (which I didn't wake up in time to do, my stupid library closes at 2) was because for some reason my library system has very few copies and so I had put it on hold, and it was in...and they'll only hold it for a week</p>

<p>After that I was going to be a jerk adn just keep renewing till I felt like reading it.</p>

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<p>well, no harm there, it's not like people are breaking the doors down to get a copy of the iliad.</p>

<p>if you're going to try to learn those first few books instead of just reading them, so that you'll remember them in september, i have a minor (and perhaps obvious) piece of advice: read them with a study guide. Normally I hate study guides and view them as crutches, like cliff's notes and stuff. But in this case, a good internet reference or something that will explain what's going on, will help it to stick in your mind as a story.</p>

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<p>You can probably print it off the internet somewhere. It's not like Homer's copyright has any effect anymore.</p>

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<p>homer's copyright might not but the specific translation they have to read might</p>

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homer's copyright might not but the specific translation they have to read might

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<p>Could be a close call. Someone can do the calculation from the Copyright Act. Not sure when Lattimore did his work.</p>

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<p>Who cares? It's not like the professor is going to go "Okay class, I'm going to magically read your minds to see who illegally downloaded their school materials and then punish them by making them wet their pants."</p>

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Who cares? It's not like the professor is going to go "Okay class, I'm going to magically read your minds to see who illegally downloaded their school materials and then punish them by making them wet their pants."

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<p>see, we were having fun...then you had to come along and be all serious</p>