The Iliad
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the story of a crucial 40 days in the 10-year battle for Troy, framed by Achilles' anger first at his leader Agamenmon and then at his enemy Hector.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great epic poem attributed to Homer, telling the story of an intense episode in the Trojan War. It is framed by the wrath of the Greek hero Achilles, insulted by his leader Agamemnon and withdrawing from the battle that continued to rage, only returning when his close friend Patroclus is killed by the Trojan hero Hector. Achilles turns his anger from Agamemnon to Hector and the fated destruction of Troy comes ever closer.
With
Edith Hall
Professor of Classics at King's College London
Barbara Graziosi
Professor of Classics at Princeton University
And
Paul Cartledge
A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow and Emeritus Professor of Greek Culture at Clare College, Cambridge
Producer: Simon Tillotson.
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LINKS AND FURTHER READING
Edith Hall at King's College London
Paul Cartledge at the University of Cambridge
Barbara Graziosi at Princeton University
‘A Tale of Troy’ by Paul Cartledge - BBC History Magazine
Barbara Graziosi and Anthony Verity on Homer’s Iliad
‘The Trojan War’ by Peter Gainsford – Kiwi Hellenist
READING LIST:
Jonathan S. Burgess, Homer (I.B.Tauris, 2014)
C. Emlyn-Jones, L. Hardwick and J. Purkis (eds), Homer: Readings and Images (Open University/Duckworth, 1992)
Robert Fowler (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Homer (Cambridge University Press, 2004)
Barbara Graziosi, Homer (Oxford University Press, 2016)
Jasper Griffin, Homer on Life and Death (Oxford University Press, 1983)
Homer (trans. Robert Fagles), The Iliad (Penguin, 1992)
James M. Redfield, Nature and Culture in the Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector (Duke University Press, 1994)
Seth L. Schein, The Mortal Hero: An Introduction to Homer’s Iliad (University of California Press, 1992)
Jenny Strauss Clay, Homer's Trojan Theater: Space, Vision and Memory in the Iliad(Cambridge University Press, 2011)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Melvyn Bragg |
| Interviewed Guest | Edith Hall |
| Interviewed Guest | Paul Cartledge |
| Interviewed Guest | Barbara Graziosi |
| Producer | Simon Tillotson |
Broadcasts
- Thu 13 Sep 2018 09:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 13 Sep 2018 21:30BBC Radio 4
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