Time, Feet, and Serious Wounds: Starting to Read Iliad 11

Book 11 of the Iliad returns us to the violence of war and begins one of the longest sequences of battle in ancient literature: although there are moments of respite and distraction, day 19 of the Iliad takes us from dawn at the start of book 11 and goes until dusk at the end of … Continue reading Time, Feet, and Serious Wounds: Starting to Read Iliad 11