Episode 1: Homer | The Authority with Joseph Pearce
Channel: TAN Books
Date: 11/07/2023

Beginning with Homer, "The Father of Western Literature," Joseph Pearce leads an exploration on what it means to actually "read" - both objectively and subjectively - to let the authority of the author himself put our own prejudices and opinions aside.

To what degree was the Trojan War history or legend? And how does our living record of this era foreshadow the burgeoning "golden age" of Greek philosophy and subsequent Christian philosophy? 

The Greek epic poet Homer lived so long ago that we don't know very much about him. But we do have his timeless works, The Iliad and The Odyssey, to give us some astounding insights into both the man and the embryonic stage of Western civilization in which he lived. 

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The Authority with Joseph Pearce is a podcast from TAN that introduces you to the men and women behind history's greatest works of literature. Come along every week as we explore these renowned authors, the times and genres in which they wrote, why scholars praise their writing, and how we, as Catholics, should read and understand their works. 

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