This interactive Keynote Address was created at the invitation of the Catholic University of American's First-Year Experience.
This keynote address is organized around the story of how Athena convinced the Furies to give up their anger and support the city of Athens. It is told in the Eumenides of Aeschylus.
Introduction
The introductory section of the lecture in which the students are asked to imagine their way into the position of Athena as she faces the Furies.
John Singer Sargent's Orestes Pursued by the Furies, 1921.
A picture of the Tegner sculpture of the Birth of Athena.
More on Rudolph Tegner, Danish sculptor of Zeus Giving Birth to Athena.
The link to information about the digital image of Klenze's Akropolis.
More on Leo von Klenze, painter of Akropolis (1864)
The link to the image of Bouguereau's The Remorse of Orestes (1862). Bouguereau's dates: 1825-1905.
Information on William Adolphe Bourgeureau who painted the Remorse of Orestes.
Aegisthus was Agamemnon's brother, whom Clytemnestra married after killing Agamemnon.
Information about Bernardino Mei (1612/15-1676), painter of Orestes Slaying Clytemnestra (1655).
The Proper Time, The Proper Place
There is no more proper place than the CUA, no more proper time than the freshman year, to talk about Liberal Arts and Politics.
Flickr picture of the Basilica at the CUA taken by NCinDC on Flickr.
Invitation to Participation
Students are invited to participate in the lecture on twitter.
Laurentis de Voltolina's painting of Henricus de Alemannia lecturing his students.
Pope John Paul II speaks to students at the Catholic University of America, October 7, 1979.
Happiness, Liberty, Particulars and Individuals
Links associated with the discussion of eudaimonia, freedom, and the distinction between particulars and individuals.
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Links to the works of art, images and other resources that appear in Christopher Long's interactive keynote addresses on the nature of the Liberal Arts.
Updated on Mar 25, 13
Created on Nov 27, 12
Category: Schools & Education
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