The purpose of the homer list is to provide a forum for slow
readings and thoughtful discussions of the works of Homer. For a
brief discussion of what I mean by "slow reading," please see my
essay at http://www.freelance-academy.org/slowread.htm.

This is one of a group of lists hosted by The Free Lance Academy,
whose main purpose is to create opportunities for serious,
committed intellectual inquiry outside the university, primarily
by means of online media such as internet mailing lists. For the
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In the belief that the most effective way to learn something is
to teach it, another of the principal aims of The Free Lance
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people who might not otherwise have such an opportunity. If you
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