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An Epic Journey: Haymarket teacher's poetic anthology weaves myth and modernity
In the Ancient Greek epic poem "The Odyssey," Odysseus' men strap him to the mast of the ship so he could hear the sirens' ...
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Torrey House Press series: Teow Lim Goh’s Bitter Creek excels in epic poem form for its edifying power as historical testament
Why do we no longer turn to epic poetry to portray the majesty and tragedy of history? Michael Auslin, writer and editor, ...
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Why Is the Right Obsessed With Epic Poetry?
His thoughts on the legendary war—documented in Homer’s two epic poems—were prompted by an online controversy over Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey. The British classicist argued ...
The Aeneid, a 2,000-year-old poem that reads like a playbook for U.S. politics today
For leaders who built empires throughout history, The Aeneid has been a blueprint for how to take over land that belongs to ...
Looking back on poetry and how we weren’t averse to reading verse
Poetry reading at Inglewood Junior School, Carlisle, in 1996 (Image: The Cumberland News Photographic) Another ancient poem, The Love Song for Shu-Sin, dating from around 2000 BC, is considered the ...