Jiang's account of Greek education: memorizing the Iliad trained people in the art of impactful public speech.
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Iliad memorization
Jiang's account of Greek education: memorizing the Iliad trained people in the art of impactful public speech.
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"Drawing pictures for you to see. Okay? Metaphors. Connections. Okay? Metaphors is what we call connections. And connections are things. They're things that help..."
"Because when you memorize the Iliad, you learn how to make a great speech. All right? And you understood that for me to make..."
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