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To: rhema

Since Plato’s on the list, I’d add Homer’s “The Odyssey”.

Plato wanted to ban it.


13 posted on 10/03/2010 11:29:55 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Calvin Locke
Plato wanted to ban it.

Really? Seth Benardete (author of Bow and Lyre) thought Plato provided a very good foundation for understanding Homer with the numerous Homeric quotes from his dialogues.

22 posted on 10/03/2010 1:15:57 PM PDT by ALPAPilot
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