After our antepenultimate Iliad episode comes... the penultimate episode! In Book 23, Hector is dead, and Achilles mourns Patroclus, who comes to Achilles in a dream and demands a funeral. So Achilles organizes funeral games: chariot and foot races, boxing and wrestling, and more. The Argives compete, and contend over the justice of their competition. We ask: why does Homer's description of the chariot race take up half of the book? Does Achilles do a good job of managing this race and judging its outcome? Join Brian, Shilo, and Jeff as they discuss the "domestic policy" of the post-wrath, or dead, Achilles. Does he now permit pity and skill to come to the fore, and is this a sign of growth or decline? Is the world of pity and skill a world where one person can be good at everything?
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brian-wilson5/supportEp. 82 Homer's "Iliad" Book 24
Ep. 80 Homer's "Iliad" Book 22
Ep. 79 Homer's "Iliad" Book 21
Ep. 78 Homer's "Iliad" Book 20
Ep. 77 Homer's "Iliad" Book 19
Ep. 76 Homer's "Iliad" Book 18
Ep. 75 Homer's "Iliad" Book 17
Ep. 74 Homer's "Iliad" Book 16
Ep. 73 Homer's "Iliad" Book 15
Ep. 72 Homer's "Iliad" Book 14
Ep. 71 Homer's "Iliad" Book 13
Ep. 70 Homer's "Iliad" Book 12
Ep. 69 Homer's "Iliad" Book 11
Ep. 68 Bonus Pod Q&A with Mr. Mark Eleveld's AP Literature Class at Kankakee High School
Ep. 67 Homer's "Iliad" Book 10
Ep. 66 Homer's "Iliad" Book 9
Ep. 65 Homer's "Iliad" Book 8
Ep. 64 Homer's "Iliad" Book 7
Ep. 63 Homer's "Iliad" Book 6
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