Iliad Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

My revision notes contain nearly 200 pages of all of the information required to achieve an A* in the World of the Hero component of your OCR A-level Classical Civilisation exam. The optional epic choices included are the Iliad by Homer and the Aeneid by Virgil. My notes include a link to accompanying flashcards, as well as notes based on the textbook, quotes from each of the epics, explanations of the references to historical figures in the Aeneid, book summaries and modern scholarship for b...

This is a complete Iliad Quote Bank, covering the Books of the poem included in the OCR specimen. It includes quotes by character and theme, as well as some criticism for each. Within each character and theme, the quotes are sorted into categories that one might find helpful as arguments / paragraphs in an essay. The characters and themes covered include: Achilles, Patroclus, Agamemnon, Menelaus, Priam, Paris, Hector, The Gods, Women, War and Heroism, Similes.

40+ page revision document for Virgil's Aeneid, covering all Books on OCR's World of the Hero spec. A book-by-book revision guide with quotes, analysis and direct secondary scholars' arguments and quotes necessary for the top marks. Each book has a summary, lots of analysed quotes and a study of the key themes that crop up across this course, making it a useful resource to study all potential themes that may appear in future exams.

51 pages, 22083 words of summary of all the relevant topics for the Mods Homer paper The following topics are discussed: Book I: Introduction Book IX: The delegation to Achilles Book XVIII: the great turning-point of the Iliad? Book XXII: themes of revenge and heroic values Gods and Religion Heroic Code Oral Poetry

These documents contain scholarship quotes on the key themes of the Aeneid and Iliad for A-Level students, these quotes have been taken and transcribed from lectures by university professors. Themes discussed include: Love/Heroism/Portrayal of the Divine/Augustan Society/Propaganda/Revenge/Desire for Glory/Depiction of War/Role of women

This document is perfect for those studying Homer's Iliad. It enabled me to get a First Class mark in my exam in my second year at Oxford.

Summaries of the plot of Virgil's Aeneid alongside memorable quotes to include in OCR exams

All the modern/secondary scholarship needed for Virgil's Aeneid. It is organised by theme and character