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| November 01, 2003 | Nelson, Christopher B. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Foundation for Cultural Review. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

One of the many things I love about St. John's College is that everyone must begin with Homer--and not only Homer, but the Iliad. It's not just that this happens to have been my favorite book for most of my life.

Homer is arguably both the first and the best of poets. In "Of the Most Outstanding Men," Montaigne wrote this about Homer:

 
   It was against the order of nature that he 
   created the most excellent production that can 
   be. For things at birth are ordinarily imperfect; 
   they gain size and strength as they grow. 
   He made the infancy of poetry, and of several 
   sciences mature, perfect and accomplished. 
   For this reason he may be ...

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