Public reading of Homer's Iliad [videorecording] / [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Readers of Homer].

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Public reading of Homer's Iliad [videorecording] / [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Readers of Homer].

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The words of the poet Homer were originally spoken aloud to rapt audiences who sat spellbound by his tales of kings and heroes, battles and sorrow. Readers of all ages and backgrounds relived the experience of this oral tradition by participating in a day-long marathon reading of the "Iliad" at the Getty Villa. Over 160 readers drawn from the general public brought the thrilling tale of the Trojan War to life. The program was presented by the J. Paul Getty Museum in conjunction with the Readers of Homer, an organization that stages public readings of Homer's epics around the world.

3 videodiscs of 3 (videodisc) (ca. 280 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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The Getty Villa, located just off the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades, California, operates as a museum and educational center dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The Getty Villa was designed to house J. Paul Getty's art collection when it outgrew his Ranch House, which had served as a private museum since 1954. After considering various options for expanding the Ranch House, Getty decided in the fall of 1968 to build a ne...

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