A Tale of Two Iliads
Publication Type |
Book Chapter |
Year of Publication |
2006 |
Author |
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Editor |
Benfey, Christopher E. G. Remmler, Karen |
Book |
Artists, intellectuals, and World War II : the Pontigny Encounters at Mount Holyoke College, 1942-1944 |
Pages |
207-219 |
Publisher |
University of Massachusetts Press |
Place Published |
Amherst |
Language |
English |
Keywords |
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Annotation |
After a brief introduction giving some social historical context, Benfey offers a brief, critical comparative discussion of Simone Weil's and Rachel Bespaloff's essays on the Ïliad. |
Notes |
Early version was published in New York Review of Books, September 25, 2003, pp. 81-83, 86-87 and also published as "Introduction: A Tale of Two Iliads" in War and the Iliad: Simone Weil, Rachel Bespaloff. New York: New York Review Books, 2005. |