The Iliad
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the story of a crucial 40 days in the 10-year battle for Troy, framed by Achilles' anger first at his leader Agamenmon and then at his enemy Hector.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great epic poem attributed to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr, telling the story of an intense episode in the Trojan War. It is framed by the wrath of the Greek hero Achilles, insulted by his leader Agamemnon and withdrawing from the battle that continued to rage, only returning when his close friend Patroclus is killed by the Trojan hero Hector. Achilles turns his anger from Agamemnon to Hector and the fated destruction of Troy comes ever closer.
With
Edith Hall
Professor of Classics at King's College London
Barbara Graziosi
Professor of Classics at Princeton University
And
Paul Cartledge
A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow and Emeritus Professor of Greek Culture at Clare College, Cambridge
Producer: Simon Tillotson.
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LINKS AND FURTHER READING
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READING LIST:
Jonathan S. Burgess, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr (I.B.Tauris, 2014)
C. Emlyn-Jones, L. Hardwick and J. Purkis (eds), Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr: Readings and Images (Open University/Duckworth, 1992)
Robert Fowler (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr (Cambridge University Press, 2004)
Barbara Graziosi, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr (Oxford University Press, 2016)
Jasper Griffin, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr on Life and Death (Oxford University Press, 1983)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr (trans. Robert Fagles), The Iliad (Penguin, 1992)
James M. Redfield, Nature and Culture in the Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector (Duke University Press, 1994)
Seth L. Schein, The Mortal Hero: An Introduction to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr’s Iliad (University of California Press, 1992)
Jenny Strauss Clay, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr's Trojan Theater: Space, Vision and Memory in the Iliad(Cambridge University Press, 2011)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Melvyn Bragg |
| Interviewed Guest | Edith Hall |
| Interviewed Guest | Paul Cartledge |
| Interviewed Guest | Barbara Graziosi |
| Producer | Simon Tillotson |
Broadcasts
- Thu 13 Sep 2018 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 13 Sep 2018 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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