Tag Archives: Iliad

Why Fiction Terrifies People

I announce my forthcoming book and contrast it with a similar book–“Dangerous Fictions”–coming out soon.

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Literature in Time of War

Poetry has always been present in times of war but with mixed success at improving conditions.

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How Lit Inspires Courage and Love

Fletcher in “Masterworks” argues that epic narrative can boost courage and lyric disclosure can do the same for love.

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On Trump, Achilles, and Retribution

Trump has been threatening retribution on his enemies. The Iliad shows the corrosive effects of revenge.

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Is Your Life Epic? Ask the Gods

A visit to an Irish literature museum alerted me to this Patrick Kavanagh about what makes something epic.

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Homeric Tactics Anticipate Ukraine’s

War scenes from the Iliad bring to mind the Battle of Bakhmut–especially when it comes to superior Ukrainian intelligence gathering.

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Paris, Trump, and Accountability

The way Priam enables Paris is similar to how the GOP enables Trump. Utter disaster awaits.

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On Homer and Rethinking My Father

The famous scene of Hector and Andromache has given me a new perspective on my father’s fatalism.

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Odysseus’s Authoritarian Power Play

Homer shows the dynamics of authoritarianism at work in an “Iliad” incident where Odysseus disciplines a critic of the Greek mission.

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