NEW VIDEO: What's the point of the Iliad? (Patreon)

Published:

2018-05-04 15:01:01

Imported:

2021-05

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Turns out the narrative structure of the Iliad is actually rather complicated. The beginning and ending come at seemingly trifling points in the actual war against Troy. But as it happens, ~there be themes afoot~

So yeah, get hype to learn about what the Iliad actually means.

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What's the point of the Iliad? (or why book 24 is actually the climax)

You probably know the ILIAD (https://youtu.be/faSrRHw6eZ8), but you might not know the ending all that well. Also, you probably knew that the movie Troy was a piece of garbage, but did you know that there's actually one really good scene in that movie? Yeah, I was surprised too. What both of those things have in common is that the ending of the Iliad, which happens to be a scene in the movie Troy, is a quiet yet pivotal moment in the story of Achilles and his famous Rage, and it gets at the heart of the entire Iliad. PATREON: www.patreon.com/user?u=4664797 MERCH LINKS: Shirts - https://overlysarcasticproducts.threadless.com/designs All the other stuff - http://www.cafepress.com/OverlySarcasticProducts Find us on Twitter @OSPYouTube!