How Do You Solve a Problem Like Achilles? Introducing Iliad 21 (opens in new tab)

Book 21 follows book 20 as Achilles rampages over the battlefield in search of Hektor. As mentioned in discussing book 20, the two movements together serve both to delay the anticipated clash between Achilles and Hektor and also to depict the extremes to which Achilles’ rage will take him. Where book 20 features the hero … Continue reading How Do You Solve a Problem Like Achilles? Introducing Iliad 21