Reading The Iliad and Its Retellings | Reading Vlog Part One ⛵️
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"Sing, goddess, of the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus"
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00:00 Intro and The Iliad
9:32 The Song of Achilles
16:51 The Silence of the Girls intro
19:05 sheep crossing the road (you’re welcome)
19:15 The Silence of the Girls continued
My video on rereading: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9mhg6aFmrvGXWQ.html
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Works discussed:
The Iliad - Homer
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
The Silence of the Girls - Pat Barker
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Links:
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@larrymilliken288 Жыл бұрын
It’s laudable you’ve embarked upon these 3 books; given the discipline it surely must require to stick with it. Very glad to see you again, Valerie, and thanks for sharing the video clips of Greece-what a beautiful country, and I hope you tell more about your trip in a future video. I’ve never investigated Greek poetry, especially these heavyweights, but I’ll tune in next time to hear more about them, and try to listen intelligently. Enjoy the summer!
@ThornfieldBooks Жыл бұрын
More clips coming in part two! Thanks for watching!
@paudreamer13 Жыл бұрын
Great video! I loved that you decided to embark on these 3 books at the same time. It was really interesting to hear you talk about the switching back and forth between perspectives, it must be so interesting to read them that way! I'm looking forward to part 2 😊
@ThornfieldBooks Жыл бұрын
Thank you! It’s been really fun to read them all at once 😊
@MartinDSmith Жыл бұрын
Your shot of the Greek theatre reminds me of the novel The Mask Of Apollo .In fact the author,Mary Renault,places some of her novels in the world of ancient Greece among which is a trilogy I have yet to read(although I do have two of the parts)about Alexander.If you ever compile a musical playlist to accompany your ancient Greek reads be sure to add Aegean Sea by Aphrodite's Child!🏵️
@ThornfieldBooks Жыл бұрын
Sounds like an interesting trilogy! Thank you for sharing!
@Faye_L Жыл бұрын
I've always read The Iliad from the Trojan perspective with the Greeks as villains. Poor Hector and Cassandra. 😭
@ThornfieldBooks Жыл бұрын
That’s so interesting! I’ve always read it from the Greek perspective but also while agreeing with poor Hector and Cassandra 😭
@adrienne4028 Жыл бұрын
I will be reading Emily Wilson's translation of the Iliad when it come out in Sept. 2023. I thought her translation of the Odyssey was excellent. 🏺
@ThornfieldBooks Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I’ve only read the Robert Fitzgerald ones so far