
Oliver Taplin
Classics Scholar and Translator at Oxford University
3 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Edith Hall
Covers topics in categories such as:
The Odyssey
Melvyn Bragg discusses Homer’s Odyssey, the epic story of the Greek hero Odysseus’ journey back from Troy, and its foundational position in the history of western literature and ideas.
9 September 2004
Also featuring: Simon Goldhill, Edith Hall
The Epic
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of the epic form, from it's creation by Homer to its more modern incarnations in the hands of James Joyce, J R R Tolkien and Philip Pullman.
6 February 2003
Also featuring: John Carey, Karen Edwards