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If it’s all Greek to you, Emily Wilson’s new translation of ‘The Iliad’ may be worth a read

Though Homer’s “The Iliad” has become nearly synonymous with elite scholars, bards performed it in public and private, cementing its presence in ancient Greek culture. Passing through oral tradition ...
JSTOR Daily

A Poetics of Competition in Conjugal Bedroom Conversation in the “Iliad”, the “Odyssey”, and the “Argonautica”

Both aggressive and non-aggressive strategies of competition pervade the poetics of the “Iliad”, the “Odyssey”, and the “Argonautica”, shaping the expression of narrator-ethos and implicit standards ...
The Atlantic

The Plot of the Odyssey

THE kinship of Iliad and Odyssey can never be denied. Despite microscopic dissimilarities which have been noted, the dialect, the metre, and, we may add, with reasonable allowance for the difference ...
BroadwayWorld

The Iliad, the Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less at Racine Theatre Guild

Condensing all of Greek Mythology into a funny and updated play, this show is a highlight reel of all of the classic stories. Tragedy, love, and of course, “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” take center ...
WDBJ

HOMETOWN ENTERTAINMENT: ‘’The Iliad, The Odyssey, and ALL of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less”

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Imagine portraying all of Greek Mythology in about an hour and a half. “In order to tell all of Greek mythology, we had to do a lot of work. And in order to get it in 99 minutes ...
Bustle

'The Iliad's Homer Likely Isn't Who We Think He Is

The Iliad and The Odyssey are pillars of our literary and storytelling heritage ― and of our high school English classes. But historian and author of Why Homer Matters Adam Nicholson is questioning ...
The Atlantic

Homer and the Scholars

WHEN a small boy, I was confronted with one of those questionnaires inquiring what personages of history I should most like to have met. I answered Homer, Christ, and Shakespeare. Not out of any ...
NPR

The Sound Of Ancient Greek In 'The Iliad'

The classic Greek epic poem The Iliad attributed to Homer regales the listener with tales of the siege of ancient Troy. "The World According to Sound" podcast reads the poem how it was intended — ...
Daily Herald

"The Iliad, The Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology" comes alive at Schaumburg High

The Schaumburg High School Theatre Department is proud to present “The Iliad, The Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, to Saturday, Nov. 17 in the ...
Physics World

The physics of classical poetry

A superficial knowledge of the Greek language – alpha particles, beta decay, gamma rays and so on all the way to Omega Centauri – is essential for any scientist. But Ricardo Mansilla, a mathematician ...
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With The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan Is Skipping Straight To "The Dark Knight"

The Odyssey will be Christopher Nolan's next movie, but the director is skipping over "Batman Begins" and moving straight ...