Heroes of the City of Man (Leithart)

Author: Peter J. Leithart

ISBN: 9781885767554

Binding: paperback

Section: Faculty & Alumni

To be fully educated, it is necessary to read the great pagan classics of Homer and Virgil and the ancient Greek playwrights. However, many Christians are often disgusted by the barbarity and violence, put off by the emphasis on honor and man-centered glory, and simply baffled by the long and tedious descriptions of battle scenes and elaborate ceremonies. In this book written for high school students, Leithart gives a patient, yet critical examination of some of the greatest classics of ancient literature, including Hesiod's Theogony, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Aechylus' Eumenides, Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus, Euripides' The Bacchae, Aristophanes' The Birds, and Virgil's Aeneid.