Dr Bruno Currie to talk on the Odyssey

On Wednesday 27th September at 4.30 pm, Dr Bruno Currie will be speaking on:

‘When does Penelope recognise Odysseus?’

The Odyssey finds a bloody climax in its 22nd book, with the killing of the suitors. But it has another, much quieter, but equally significant climax in the scene in the following 23rd book, when Penelope and Odysseus are finally reunited as husband and wife. But reunion for a couple estranged and beleaguered, each in their own way, for 20 or so years turns out not to be a simple matter. What is involved in this scene (of over 300 lines!), and why does Penelope take so long to ‘recognise’ Odysseus?

Dr Currie is Mason Monro Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Oriel College, Oxford. Among his publications is Homer’s Allusive Art (2016).

The talk is hosted by the St Paul’s Girls’ School Classics Society. Tea and cake will be served from 4.00 in the Dining Hall and the talk will be held in the Old Library. The event will finish between 5.30 and 6.00. There is no charge.

The address of the school is St Paul’s Girls’ School, Brook Green, London, W6 7BS; main telephone 020 7603 2288. The nearest tube is Hammersmith.

All are welcome, but if you or your pupils would like to attend, please email Gregory Wilsdon at gregory.wilsdon@spgs.org with their names as soon as possible and at the latest by Monday 25th September. Please note that we are now required to compile a list of names of those attending in advance. Adults should bring photo ID.