David Auerbach
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The Cretan Epic Poem in World War II
Bernard Knox, in writing about Moses Finley’s The World of Odysseus, tells the amazing story of James Notopoulos, who got to witness the oral tradition in action in 1953 in Crete. In 1953 the late ...
Aug, 17
Thersites, the Iliad, and Not Knowing Your Place
The scene with Thersites in Book II of the Iliad is one of the most famous in the whole epic, and with good reason. Not only is it very peculiar, but it also gives voice ...
Jul, 15
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