Book 14 is right in the middle of the longest day in the Iliad that stretches from the renewal of hostilities at the onset of book 11 and lasts through the struggle over Patroklos’ body in book 17.  Compared to the jam-packed action of books 11-13, book 14 offers a bit of a respite from … Continue reading What A Dangerous Thing to Say! Politics and Absurdity in Iliad 14