Powers of Literature

The instructor, Dr. Gutchess Powers of Literature is produced by Gary Homer Gutchess, PhD. He welcomes your comments about the site. From ancient Greek Goëtes (meaning sorcerer, one who raises the dead and cleans out haunted houses), Italian Gucci (or Gotti?), Swiss Goetschi, Dutch Goetschius, bad American misspelling Gutchess, Dr. G has taught college English, practiced law, worked in politics, and managed business enterprises in the USA, from most of which he is retired if not forgiven. He holds a PhD in English from the University of Notre Dame.


Links for Powers of Literature Powers Title Page subject index site map & outline readings & lessons instructor technical FAQ copyright notice	Welcome to the study of classic authors: God, Homer, Plato, Virgil, Paul, Dante, Shakespeare, Cervantes, and others. This free web is offered to promote the enjoyment and understanding of literature. Our Theme includes magic, art, entertainment, culture and cults, gods and heroes, prophecy, history, propaganda, play, manners, satire, technology, space travel, consciousness, genes, sex and violence--not necessarily in that order!	Quick finder: *Subject Index* No ads! No cookies! No registration! No store! No Amazon link!
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READINGS for Powers of Literature (with Lesson numbers): 1. Genesis 1 creation 1. Genesis 11 Babel 2. Odyssey 8 Odysseus' voyage 3. Iliad 1-2 Achilles' anger 4. Iliad 9 mission to Achilles 4. Peleus & Thetis ancient sources 5. *Iliad 15 ff* death of Patroklos 6. *Iliad 20 ff* burial of Hektor 7. *Odyssey 13-18* return of Odysseus 8. *Odyssey 20-24* City of Dreams 9. *Life of Alexander* the Homeric king *10.* Origins of writing ancient sources *11.* *Plato, Euthyphro* Socrates gets busted *12.* *Plato, Apology* Socrates on trial *13.* *Plato, Crito* Socrates in jail *14. Plato, Phaedo* Socrates in heaven *15. Luke, Acts* how Christians act 16. Saint Francis gospel without text *17. Chretien, The Knight of the Cart* Lance's genes 18. Virgil, Aeneid Aeneas & Dido 19. Dante, Inferno unhappiness	Site map & course outline *for best luck, follow the course lessons in number order* *GETTING STARTED* Lesson 1: Genesis - introducing the spirits. THE POWER OF MEMORY Lesson 2: The voyage of Odysseus - the mother of all stories. Lesson 3: Magic words in the Iliad - see Homer's gods. Lesson 4: Mission to Achilles - story-telling and fate. Lesson 5: Hero Patroklos - was Homer abducted by aliens? Lesson 6: And so they buried Hektor - those dinosaur Zeus-men. Lesson 7: Odysseus' homecoming - return of the dead! Lesson 8: City of dreams - Homer loses it. Lesson 9: Homer in Hades - what's the bard been doing since he died? Lesson 10: The technologies of literature - did Homer know his ABC's? Final exam on the Homeric songs Suggestions for further study - links and other resources. THE POWER OF THOUGHT Lesson 11: Socrates gets busted - seeing and pretending to see. Lesson 12: Socrates at trial - our academic so-called life! Lesson13: Socrates in jail - accept thy doom politely. Lesson 14: Immortal Socrates - return to the clouds. Final exam on Plato Suggestions for further study - links and other resources. THE POWER OF REVELATION (now in progress!) Lesson 15: Acts of God - the conversion of the Greeks. Lesson 16: The Second Coming - Christian imitations. Lesson 17: Romance - song of the genes. Lesson 18: Medieval invention of the self - Dante and his guide Virgil Lesson 19: Hell--Dante goes deeper than you think! - Dante's empire of unhappiness Lesson 20: Dante's Cosmology - life in the sky Final exam on revelation Suggestions for further study THE POWER OF PLAY Lesson 21: Laughter--Twelfth Night Lesson 22: Tears--Hamlet Lesson 23: Shakespeare's Globe *THE POWER OF DISCOVERY* Lesson 24.: New Atlantis Lesson 25: The New World Lesson 26: Cervantes *GETTING FINISHED* Lesson 27: Literary criticism Lesson 30: Review of Powers of Literature Consumer Notice: Results may include disorientation, dizziness, headache, heartache, impotence, frivolity, rage and depression in some cases. Consult your doctor or analyst for further advice.	LEVEL of INSTRUCTION: way high WHO SHOULDN'T STUDY Powers of Literature? -people who can't read, -people who don't read, -people who already know everything.
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