Tag Archives: Iliad

Warning Labels for the Classics

By Robin Bates | Published: May 20, 2014

Suggestions that certain classics come with “trigger warnings” leads of the following reflection.

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JFK as Ancient Greek Hero

By Robin Bates | Published: November 26, 2013

Ancient Greek literature provides us with a power lens through which to examine the John F. Kennedy assassination.

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Manning vs. Brady, Hector vs. Achilles

By Robin Bates | Published: November 23, 2013

Once again Manning and Brady square off, reminding us of Achilles and Hector.

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The Iliad and Higher Ed’s MOOCish Future

By Robin Bates | Published: May 24, 2013

MOOCs–Massive Open On-line Courses–can never teach lit as well as small classes.

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Antigone Would Bury Boston Bomber

By Robin Bates | Published: May 15, 2013

Sophocles and Homer present compelling cases for granting full funeral rights to the Boston Marathon bomber.

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Will Kevin Durant Suffer Akhilleus’s Fate?

By Robin Bates | Published: May 4, 2013

Kevin Durant is like Akhilleus. In more ways than one.

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Bulls vs. Heat, a Homeric Battle

By Robin Bates | Published: May 21, 2011

I designate the Miami Heat as the Greeks in Homer’s Iliad. After all, they represent a kind of dream team, kings from different city states coming together to seek glory. The Bulls are like the Trojans in that they have only one top-tier fighter. Derrick Bell is their Hector.

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Manning vs. Brady, Hector vs. Achilles

By Robin Bates | Published: November 20, 2010

Sports Saturday Tomorrow will witness the fiercest rivalry in American football—and maybe in American sports—as Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts travels to Boston to play against Tom Brady of the New England Patriots. Many are beginning to believe that football has never seen a quarterback rivalry that matches this one. Which of the two […]

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Learning to Live with E-Readers

By Robin Bates | Published: August 5, 2010

Gustave Dore, Don Quixote  An e-reader has entered our family. Here’s how it happened. My son Toby is studying for his English Ph.D preliminaries and wanted to spend a month reading 19th century British works in the family Maine cottage. He was accompanied by his girlfriend Candice, who is writing qualifying essays for her dissertation. […]

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