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Well, here I am sitting at home, on a public holiday, writing a review of a book that I have just finished. Well, maybe I should be out doing something else, but sometimes just sitting at home with a hot cup of tea is just as enjoyable. Anyway, apparently there is a horse race on today, a race that ...
It is hard to pin down why Argo is not a particularly satisfying read. It is unfair to compare any author to Homer, although the style, antiquity, and subject matter of this book invite the comparison. Apollonius is at his best when he is describing scenes like Medea's indecision over whether to go ...
The spicy tale of Odysseus' protracted and wandering return to Ithaca and his wife Penelope after the events of the Iliad. I was surprised to find the epic so accessible. Some of the violent scenes are very unpleasant and superfluous, but some passages and ideas are luminous and it is easy to see wh...
What I Have Learned From The Odyssey:1) Ancient Greek heroes were jerks.2) You can always tell an ancient-language translation from an originally English novel.3) Repeating your exact words over and over again amounts to great literature.4) The Greeks were more interested in interminable petty power...
ok, so how do you rate a classic? i am a big fan of the classical mythologies (Greek and Roman) and i have been obsessed by all things Greek since i read The Illiad for the 1st time in school.. i read the Odyssey not long after that, a version that was translated by Samuel Butler. the one i just fin...
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