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Both art forms encourage us, the listeners, to react, reflect and ultimately select with which speaker to side.
In the final novel in the trilogy that started with The Silence of the Girls, Barker brings the Trojan tragedy to a haunting close – and demands justice for the wrongs of war.
Reading Wilson’s Iliad, one senses something of the chant of Homer’s verse, even through the written word.
A classics scholar reflects on Greek myths and what they can help us understand about recreating relationships – as a bridge from our past to present selves.
Homer and Aeschylus turned to the divine to write their happy endings. But no gods are conspiring above the US, ready to swoop down and save humankind from itself.
Families who lost their loved ones during the pandemic could not even properly grieve. Greek epics show why lamentation and memorial are so important and what we can learn in these times.
From art that centres the African-American experience to feminist retellings, the British Museum’s new exhibition explores culture’s enduring fascination with the legend of Troy
For over 2,800 years, audiences have grappled with the destructive powers of Helen of Troy – and the toxic legacy lives on.
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Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor of Ancient History, University of Leicester
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Emeritus Professor of Classics, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Classics, University of Exeter
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Co-Director of the Centre for Engaged Philosophy, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Tufts University