Among the Ancients: The 'Iliad'

<p>In their first episode of Among the Ancients, Emily and Tom begin with a beginning, Homer's Iliad: its depictions of anger and grief, of capricious gods and warriors’ bodies, and the sheer narrative force of Homer’s epic of the Trojan War.</p><br><p>Non-subscribers can only hear extracts from the rest of the episodes in this series. To listen in full, and to all our other Close Readings series, subscribe:</p><br><p>Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://lrb.me/ataapple" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a></p><p>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/atasignuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><br><p>Read more in the LRB:</p><br><p>James Davidson: Like a Meteorite</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v19/n15/james-davidson/like-a-meteorite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v19/n15/james-davidson/like-a-meteorite</a></p><br><p>Edward Luttwak: Homer Inc.</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v34/n04/edward-luttwak/homer-inc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v34/n04/edward-luttwak/homer-inc</a></p><br><p>Colin Burrow: The Empty Bath</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v37/n12/colin-burrow/the-empty-bath" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v37/n12/colin-burrow/the-empty-bath</a></p><br><p>Emily Wilson is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and translator of the 'Odysse'y and the 'Iliad'. Thomas Jones is an editor at the <em>London Review of Books a</em>nd host of the LRB Podcast.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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