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  1. A nice encapsulation by the translator, Emily Wilson, in the notes (p.710 referring to Niobe)

    ... but as a whole the poem, The Iliad, has "a magical beauty, [..] in [its] presentation of unending grief as both natural and divine, and of trauma as both limited and unlimited, both personal and universal.”

    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

    #theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon

  2. A nice encapsulation by the translator, Emily Wilson, in the notes (p.710 referring to Niobe)

    ... but as a whole the poem, The Iliad, has "a magical beauty, [..] in [its] presentation of unending grief as both natural and divine, and of trauma as both limited and unlimited, both personal and universal.”

    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

  3. A nice encapsulation by the translator, Emily Wilson, in the notes (p.710 referring to Niobe)

    ... but as a whole the poem, The Iliad, has "a magical beauty, [..] in [its] presentation of unending grief as both natural and divine, and of trauma as both limited and unlimited, both personal and universal.”

    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

    #theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon

  4. A nice encapsulation by the translator, Emily Wilson, in the notes (p.710 referring to Niobe)

    ... but as a whole the poem, The Iliad, has "a magical beauty, [..] in [its] presentation of unending grief as both natural and divine, and of trauma as both limited and unlimited, both personal and universal.”

    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

    #theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon

  5. A nice encapsulation by the translator, Emily Wilson, in the notes (p.710 referring to Niobe)

    ... but as a whole the poem, The Iliad, has "a magical beauty, [..] in [its] presentation of unending grief as both natural and divine, and of trauma as both limited and unlimited, both personal and universal.”

    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

    #theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon

  6. “The Fates gave humans an enduring heart.”

    Excerpt From
    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

  7. “and Hecuba began
    to lead the Trojan women in lament,
    and throbbing cries of pain.
    “My child, my child!
    How can I live with so much suffering?
    How can I live on, now that you are dead?
    You were my pride and joy throughout the city,
    a blessing to the Trojan men and women
    by day and night. They all looked up to you
    as to a god. You brought them so much glory
    while you were still alive. Now death and doom
    have overtaken you.”

    #theiliad #homer #hector #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon

  8. “and Hecuba began
    to lead the Trojan women in lament,
    and throbbing cries of pain.
    “My child, my child!
    How can I live with so much suffering?
    How can I live on, now that you are dead?
    You were my pride and joy throughout the city,
    a blessing to the Trojan men and women
    by day and night. They all looked up to you
    as to a god. You brought them so much glory
    while you were still alive. Now death and doom
    have overtaken you.”

  9. “and Hecuba began
    to lead the Trojan women in lament,
    and throbbing cries of pain.
    “My child, my child!
    How can I live with so much suffering?
    How can I live on, now that you are dead?
    You were my pride and joy throughout the city,
    a blessing to the Trojan men and women
    by day and night. They all looked up to you
    as to a god. You brought them so much glory
    while you were still alive. Now death and doom
    have overtaken you.”

    #theiliad #homer #hector #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon

  10. “and Hecuba began
    to lead the Trojan women in lament,
    and throbbing cries of pain.
    “My child, my child!
    How can I live with so much suffering?
    How can I live on, now that you are dead?
    You were my pride and joy throughout the city,
    a blessing to the Trojan men and women
    by day and night. They all looked up to you
    as to a god. You brought them so much glory
    while you were still alive. Now death and doom
    have overtaken you.”

    #theiliad #homer #hector #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon

  11. “and Hecuba began
    to lead the Trojan women in lament,
    and throbbing cries of pain.
    “My child, my child!
    How can I live with so much suffering?
    How can I live on, now that you are dead?
    You were my pride and joy throughout the city,
    a blessing to the Trojan men and women
    by day and night. They all looked up to you
    as to a god. You brought them so much glory
    while you were still alive. Now death and doom
    have overtaken you.”

    #theiliad #homer #hector #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon

  12. “As in a dream, the chase goes on forever—
    you never catch, you never get away—”

    Excerpt From
    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

    #theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon

  13. “As in a dream, the chase goes on forever—
    you never catch, you never get away—”

    Excerpt From
    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

  14. “As in a dream, the chase goes on forever—
    you never catch, you never get away—”

    Excerpt From
    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

    #theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon

  15. “As in a dream, the chase goes on forever—
    you never catch, you never get away—”

    Excerpt From
    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

    #theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon

  16. “Aeneas answered, “Son of Peleus,
    you should not try to scare me like a child.
    I am as good as you at giving speeches,
    using insulting and unpleasant words.”

    Excerpt From
    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

    #theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #Books #bookstodon

  17. “So now,
    all of you, turn and face the enemy,
    and live or die in the caress of war.”

    Excerpt From
    The Iliad
    Homer & Emily Wilson

    #theiliad #homer #emilywilson #Books #ClassicalLiterature #bookstodon

  18. Oh, hey, look what showed up today!

    Three new books from the Hsu-Tang Library - The Emperor in a House of Ill Repute by Pu Songling 辛雲曲 The Misadventures of Master Mugwort 艾子雜説 艾子後語 矮子外語 and Master Incapable 無能子

    #NewBooks #HsuTangLibrary #ClassicalLiterature #ChineseLiterature #MasterMugwort #艾子 #MasterIncapable #無能子 #蒲松齡 #TheEmperorOfChinaInAHouseOfIllRepute #辛雲曲

  19. Oh, hey, look what showed up today!

    Three new books from the Hsu-Tang Library - The Emperor in a House of Ill Repute by Pu Songling 辛雲曲 The Misadventures of Master Mugwort 艾子雜説 艾子後語 矮子外語 and Master Incapable 無能子

    #NewBooks #HsuTangLibrary #ClassicalLiterature #ChineseLiterature #MasterMugwort #艾子 #MasterIncapable #無能子 #蒲松齡 #TheEmperorOfChinaInAHouseOfIllRepute #辛雲曲

  20. Oh, hey, look what showed up today!

    Three new books from the Hsu-Tang Library - The Emperor in a House of Ill Repute by Pu Songling 辛雲曲 The Misadventures of Master Mugwort 艾子雜説 艾子後語 矮子外語 and Master Incapable 無能子

    #NewBooks #HsuTangLibrary #ClassicalLiterature #ChineseLiterature #MasterMugwort #艾子 #MasterIncapable #無能子 #蒲松齡 #TheEmperorOfChinaInAHouseOfIllRepute #辛雲曲

  21. Oh, hey, look what showed up today!

    Three new books from the Hsu-Tang Library - The Emperor in a House of Ill Repute by Pu Songling 辛雲曲 The Misadventures of Master Mugwort 艾子雜説 艾子後語 矮子外語 and Master Incapable 無能子

    #NewBooks #HsuTangLibrary #ClassicalLiterature #ChineseLiterature #MasterMugwort #艾子 #MasterIncapable #無能子 #蒲松齡 #TheEmperorOfChinaInAHouseOfIllRepute #辛雲曲

  22. Oh, hey, look what showed up today!

    Three new books from the Hsu-Tang Library - The Emperor in a House of Ill Repute by Pu Songling 辛雲曲 The Misadventures of Master Mugwort 艾子雜説 艾子後語 矮子外語 and Master Incapable 無能子

    #NewBooks #HsuTangLibrary #ClassicalLiterature #ChineseLiterature #MasterMugwort #艾子 #MasterIncapable #無能子 #蒲松齡 #TheEmperorOfChinaInAHouseOfIllRepute #辛雲曲

  23. "Free Speech and Bad Meats, The Domestic Labour of Reading in Milton’s Areopagitica."

    Revisiting Milton’s Areopagitica, a tract often championed by today’s free speech absolutists, Katie Kadue finds a debt to the work of early modern housewives. In their labours to preserve food and transform it into wholesome cuisine, Milton saw an analogue for how the reading public might digest books into nourishing ideas.

    #Culture #Literature #ClassicalLiterature #JohnMilton

    publicdomainreview.org/essay/f

  24. @ArgyleSoda Hi! And welcome to #Mastodon ! (I’ve only been here a short time myself tho)
    I am interested, I also love #ClassicalLiterature or #Classics Idk what the right hashtag is!?
    What are your favourite titles? ☺️📚