Book 12 of the Iliad centers on the breaching of the wall protecting the Greek ships, but the action itself is paced by speech exchanges that reflect on politics (Hektor and Polydamas) and heroism (Sarpedon and Glaukos). Issues of how to interpret the world around us connect both scenes and (surprisingly) suffuse the book as … Continue reading Scarcity and the Iliad: Thinking about Similes in Book 12