This is an introductory post to Iliad 20. See here  for material on book 19.   Book 20 is both about ending end extending various layers of suspense that have drawn the epic’s plot taut since the beginning: it finally sees Achilles’ return to battle (postponed since book 1 and since the death of Patroklos in … Continue reading Concerns For Those About To Die: Introducing Iliad 20