What's Achilles's problem? Can we understand the classical mind? Tatiana and Niko read (arguably) the first book in the Western Canon, Homer's Iliad. They discuss glory, Homeric similes, and how war shapes our perspective on life. All your favorite Greek heroes are here!
Small corrections: at around minute 19, Niko says 'Achilles's house' instead of 'Odysseus's house,' and around minute 26, Tatiana says Hector instead of Patroclus.
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Homer for Desperate Readers
Achilles and Ajax playing dice
Emily Wilson
End of the introduction to Emily Wilson’s translation of the Iliad.
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