Tag Archives: Homer

Literature in Time of War

Poetry has always been present in times of war but with mixed success at improving conditions.

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Cloud Cuckoo Land: The Power of Story

Doerr’s “Cloud Cuckoo Land” is testimony to the power of story to save us when we need saving.

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A Vet Sees Himself in Odysseus

In Huey’s poem, a veteran who has seen combat frames his experience in terms of “The Odyssey.”

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Homer, Virgil, Dante and the Afterlife

Literary afterlives, such as we encounter in Homer, Virgil, and Dante, are as much about this world as the next.

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How Lit Inspires Courage and Love

Fletcher in “Masterworks” argues that epic narrative can boost courage and lyric disclosure can do the same for love.

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God Reaches Us through Art

I share a talk about the relationship between God and creativity. Authors mentioned: Shelley, Homer, Plato, Silko, Walker, Clifton.

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On Trump, Achilles, and Retribution

Trump has been threatening retribution on his enemies. The Iliad shows the corrosive effects of revenge.

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Is Your Life Epic? Ask the Gods

A visit to an Irish literature museum alerted me to this Patrick Kavanagh about what makes something epic.

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Homeric Tactics Anticipate Ukraine’s

War scenes from the Iliad bring to mind the Battle of Bakhmut–especially when it comes to superior Ukrainian intelligence gathering.

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