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I can’t remember the last time I read this much in one day. Something about this re-read is gripping me much more than my first read-through.

I so appreciate the effort that translator Emily Wilson took to provide immense insight, depth and detail into the cultural and historical context of The Iliad before jumping into the first book, as well as sharing her own approach to translating and personal attachment to the work.

“Perhaps the world is not made. Perhaps nothing is made. Perhaps it simply is, has been, will always be there… A clock without a craftsman.”