Květnová přednáška
JKF a ÚŘLS srdečně zvou všechny členy i veřejnost na přednášku
Politics in Homer,
kterou přednese
Prof. Dr. Heinrich Schlange-Schöningenr
(Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken)
Přednáška se koná ve čtvrtek 12. května 2022 od 18:00 hodin v místnosti C144 (Celetná 20, Praha 1) a bude ji také možné sledovat online přes platformu ZOOM.
ZOOM: https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/97258481564
Anotace:
The Homeric epics tell of war and conquest, loss of homeland and bloody revenge. The focus is on individual heroes such as Achilles or Odysseus. The main issues are their prestige and their “royal” position. If one understands these problems as social issues, then politics also plays a role in this great poetry. But how is “politics” to be understood in Homeric times? Are there communal procedures and regulations? Was the power of “kings” unlimited? The lecture shows that Homer linked his "heroic poetry" with a critique of rule and the depiction of political practices that point ahead to Greece's development into democracy.