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Welcome to the Southwark Cathedral podcast. Hosted by the Dean of Southwark, the Very Rev’d Dr Mark Oakley, each episode delves into an area of our mission and opens up a side of our work beyond the pulpit.
The World Needs More Poetry | Dame Mary Beard on Homer's The Odyssey
The Southwark Cathedral Podcast
31 minutes
2 months ago
The World Needs More Poetry | Dame Mary Beard on Homer's The Odyssey
The latest podcast in our ‘The World Needs More Poetry’ series is a conversation between the Dean and Dame Mary Beard on her chosen poem ‘The Odyssey’ by Homer. Mary Beard is very well known as a Classicist and as a popular broadcaster and writer. In their dialogue together, we hear about the origin of the Odyssey, its main characters and themes, and are left to explore questions about the nature of heroism, the complications of returning home, of becoming an adult, and of understanding power.
The Southwark Cathedral Podcast
Welcome to the Southwark Cathedral podcast. Hosted by the Dean of Southwark, the Very Rev’d Dr Mark Oakley, each episode delves into an area of our mission and opens up a side of our work beyond the pulpit.
