The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Over the past few days, I have been revisiting the classic poems of ancient Greece, and watching a series of lectures on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. These epic poems always bear retelling. Whether in the original format or recast in one of the many variations that have appeared …
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Breathing New Life into the Classics
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The epic poems of Homer always bear retelling. Whether in the original format or recast in one of the many variations that have appeared over the centuries, these stories of kings, heroes, gods and goddesses have the power to stir the imagination. Occasionally, a new version appears which …
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