The Iliad: The Endurance of the Epic
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Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2013 · Education
Barry Powell discusses why epics are still so popular today and why their influence will continue to reign over storytelling. http://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-iliad-9780199326105 Barry B. Powell is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and author of a new free verse translation of The Iliad by Homer. (c) Oxford University Press
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