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Why Read Homer Today? - Nigel Smith
n his talk Nigel outlines the narratives of the two epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, and explores some less well-known aspects beyond the famous stories of the wooden horse of Troy, and the blinding of the Cyclops. In the Iliad we meet Achilles who challenges the very purpose of going to war and questions the inequality that exists between the leader and the warrior, while the Trojan wife, Andromache, bewails the fate of women in time of war.
In the Odyssey, we meet Odysseus’ long-suffering,
In the Odyssey, we meet Odysseus’ long-suffering,
Time: 2:00pm
Price: £5.00
Price: £5.00
Brendon Books
Old Brewery Buildings
Bath Place
Ta
unton Somerset TA1 4ER
Sun 18 Nov 2018
Website:
www.tauntonliteraryfestival.co.uk/
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