The Iliad with Amber Reed

In Episode 8 of the Lit Matters Podcast, Chris plans for his next career after talking to professional writer/bookstore operator Amber Reed about Homer’s classic epic poem, The Iliad. Chris and Amber put on their team Troy jerseys and discuss which of the Greek warriors is the absolute WORST and Patroclus’ thighs! This is such a fun conversation about a three thousand year old classic that is perhaps even more relevant today than when it was written.

Other works discussed on this show:

• The Iliad, translation by Robert Fagels
• The Orestia Trilogy, translated by Robert Fagels
• Virgil’s The Aeneid
• Colleen McCullough’s The First Man in Rome
• Ursula K. Le Guin’s Lavinia
• Madeline Miller’s Song of Achilles and Circe

The Almeida Theatre full reading of The Iliad at https://almeida.co.uk/iliad-digital