Oxford University shocks classics students as it proposes to drop two key texts by Homer and Virgil
Oxford University proposes dropping Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid from Classics syllabus in bid to modernise and attract more state school pupils Virgil’s Aeneid and Homer’s Iliad may be made optional on the classics course But Oxford undergraduates say the works are vital to understanding the subject Classics professor Jonathan Prag said no decision has … Read more
